The United Kingdom has sent several RAF pilots and their Tornado fighters to Utah’s Hill Air Force Base, where they’ve been flying an average of 12 air-to-ground sorties a day on the Utah Test and Training Range, reports KUTV and Associated Press news service. The UTTR gives the RAF pilots an environment similar to what they might find in Southwest Asia.
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.