Russia will stand up a second MiG-31 squadron at 317th Composite Aviation Regiment at Yelizovo airfield, Jane’s reported. By Konstantin Tyurpeko (http://russianplanes.net/id161326) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons The new unit will be operating the MiG-31BM. Aircraft have started arriving since last year. For more information, hit the Source below Source

For the first time, the U.S. Air Force’s 1st Special Operations Squadron has carried out a Forward area refueling point (FARP) training at Misawa Air Base, Japan with four F-16s assigned there. The training was carried out while all aircraft engines were running. It is part of the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept to teach […]

The U.S. government has informed Congress on the potential Foreign Military Sale of three E-2D Hawkeyes to France on Jul. 6. The package is worth an estimated cost of $2 billion and France is getting four extra T-56-427A engines as spares. For more information, hit the Source below Source

The Trump administration has cleared the sale of 8 MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft and related equipment to Indonesia for an estimated cost of $2 billion. Graphic: Bell These Ospreys will be armed with M-240-D 7.64mm machine guns and GAU-21 machine guns. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency says the sale will enhance Indonesia’s humanitarian and […]