Chinese officials have reported the presence of the new Fighter-10 with China’s Air Force, saying the new F-10 has “noticeably enhanced” battle effectiveness, reports the People’s Daily Online. We reported earlier this year, that the Pentagon had changed its assessment of the F-10, which initially had been likened to the F-16. Now, DOD pegs the new China-built fighter as paralleling the capability of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.