The 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is sending one of the first F-35A Lightning II teams to participate in the William Tell Air-to-Air Weapons Meet, a historic fighter competition last held in 2004.
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Ukraine will receive AIM-120 AMRAAM advanced air-to-air missiles from the U.S. that could be used on its aircraft, Ukrainian officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
The F-15EX shot one JASSM during a recent exercise, bringing to a close the first phase of its hybrid/combined initial operational and developmental test effort. New aircraft are to be delivered in the coming weeks, and a full-rate production decision is expected soon after.
Lockheed Martin, Romania, and the Netherlands have agreed to set up an F-16 training facility in Romania. Although intended at first for training Romanian fighter pilots, the facility could later play host to other countries’ F-16 pilots, including Ukraine.
We are also in a modern-day arms race, in some cases playing catch-up, and we are competing to win friends and influence nations worldwide.
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Dr. Mara E. Karlin is acting deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, the Department of Defense’s No. 2 policy role. Karlin was one of the primary developers of the 2022 National Defense Strategy, which redefined China as the “pacing challenge” for the U.S. military. Karlin ...
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