The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile flight test program racked up two more successes, making it 11 out of 13 since January 2005. One test featured launch from a B-1B, the other from an F-16. Both “navigated planned waypoints and struck their intended targets,” said Air Combat Command officials. Within the Air Force, the JASSM has achieved IOC on the B-1B and the B-52H, with anticipated IOC on the F-16 and B-2 by March, according to ACC officials.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.