North Korean troops are deploying to Russia—a potentially “very, very serious issue,” according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III—but it remains unclear if Pyongyang’s forces will directly support Russia's war against Ukraine.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III huddled with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Oct. 21 and unveiled a $400 million military aid package to help sustain Ukrainian forces through a challenging winter. Air & Space Forces Magazine is traveling with Austin on ...
To the likes of Red Flag, Green Flag, and Black Flag, now you can add Ramstein Flag. NATO Allied Air Command wrapped up its first ever “Flag” event at Andravida Air Base, Greece, last week, after more than 130 fighters and other aircraft from 12 countries ...
NATO is stepping up its air defense efforts on its Eastern Flank, top alliance officials said Oct. 18, just one day after allied warplanes scrambled in response to an incursion into Romania’s airspace.
The wreckage of one of Russia’s newest stealth drones is now in the hands of the Ukrainian forces—a potential intelligence windfall for that country and its partners—after a Russian fighter chased, then shot it down over Ukrainian territory Oct. 5.
The United States will help train 18 additional Ukrainian F-16 pilots and provide Kyiv with fresh standoff air-to-ground weapons as part of an $8 billion military aid package, the Biden administration announced on Sept. 26.
The proliferation of commercial satellites is changing the character of war, a panel of military experts said at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 18.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe is testing more uses for drones to extend its Arctic surveillance, emphasizing that while sharing information might be “the easiest and cheapest” option, it’s far from enough, its leader said.
Ukraine is taking a cautious approach toward employing its new F-16s, Gen. James B. Hecker, the head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, told reporters Sept. 17 at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber conference.