F-35 Pilots Control CCAs in U.S. Navy’s Super-Realistic JSE Simulator
The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft…
Italy Approves First Multinational F-35 Pilot Training Center Outside The U.S.
The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training…
Seizure of Russian-flagged Sanctioned Oil Tanker in North Atlantic Now Underway
U.S. officials are now confirming that a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, has been launched. Russian state…
Tanker Pursuit Continues as Russia Reportedly Sends in Submarine
The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter. Meanwhile, special forces personnel…
Taiwanese F-16 Crashes at Sea During Night Operations
The F-16 pilot, Hsin Po-yi, is believed to have ejected from the aircraft around 10 nautical miles off the coast.…
Lockheed Martin to Bring PAC-3 MSE Interceptor’s Production to 2,000 per Year
Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon announced plans to increase the annual production of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor from 600 to…
A Look at NATO Air Assets Employed during Operation Allied Force
Employing a variety of air assets from 13 nations and seemingly striking targets with precision and impunity, NATO enjoyed overwhelming…
The Saga of the Bella 1 and the Mysterious U.S. Special Forces Movements
As rumors swirl over the deployment of 160th SOAR aircraft to the UK as the sanctioned tanker Bella 1, or…
MANPADS Becomes Latest Addition to Russia’s Geran-2 Attack Drone
A nearly intact Geran-2, landed upright on the ground, was found with a 9K333 Verba Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)…
Ukrainian Mirage 2000s Are Now Equipped with MICA Missiles
A recently emerged photo shows a Ukrainian Mirage 2000 equipped with a MICA air-to-air missile, after being initially showcased only…