Airmen and F-16s from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., recently deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, the 20th Fighter Wing announced. While in the Middle East, the 77th Fighter Squadron and 77th Fighter Generation Squadron personnel will be tasked with generating combat air ...
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U.S. unmanned aerial vehicles are the best in the world, but allied nations are barred from acquiring those systems under a 1987 voluntary non-proliferation agreement that classifies them as equivalent to nuclear weapons. Now a new report from the Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies argues ...
With two pre-solicitations, the Air Force has begun the process of buying the first eight F-15EX fighters, meant to complement the existing fleet of aging F-15C/D fighters. The new jets will have General Electric F110-129 engines, and USAF is also looking to "refresh" its F-15C/Ds ...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper will travel to NAS Pensacola, Fla., next week to announce new safety measures and restrictions on foreign military access to US bases in the aftermath of last month’s shooting that killed three sailors and injured eight more, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan R. ...
US Attorney General William Barr on Jan. 13 declared the Dec. 6, 2019, shooting at NAS Pensacola, Fla., “an act of terrorism." Three US Navy sailors were killed in the attack and eight more Americans were “severely wounded." Although the FBI’s counterterrorism investigation has determined, ...
Raytheon will build a new batch of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles for 22 foreign countries under a $768.3 million Air Force contract awarded Dec. 27, 2019. This is the 33rd AMRAAM production lot and involves sales to Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Morocco, ...
The military is reviewing its security precautions and vetting of foreign nationals training at US bases following the Dec. 6 shooting at NAS Pensacola, Fla., but military officials are cautioning about cutting back on this training in the future. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. ...
The person who shot and killed three people and injured a number of others at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., on Dec. 6 was a Saudi national who was attending flight training at the base, according to a statement from House Homeland Security Committee Ranking ...
The Pentagon is considering deploying additional forces to the Middle East—a move it considers a “prudent” step to deter Iranian aggression. The deployment would be part of a dynamic response to ongoing threats in the region, the Defense Department's head of policy told lawmakers on ...
A B-52 is flanked by four Saudi Arabian F-15Cs as it flies over Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 1, 2019. Air Forces Central Command Twitter video screenshot. US aircraft continued their high-profile operations in Saudi Arabia on Nov....
A B-1B Lancer takes off from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., on Oct. 24, 2019, in support of US strategic objectives. Air Force photo by A1C Christina Bennett. The B-1B Lancers that deployed to Saudi Arabia Oct. 24 have already returned home...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper meets with ?Air Force and Navy aviators during during a visit to Prince Sultan AB, in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 22, 2019. DOD photo by SSgt. Nicole Mejia. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Oct. 22...
