US Central Command Air Forces released additional information on the Nov. 14 precision air strikes against insurgents near the porous Iraq-Syria border. Coalition aircraft were aiding Operation Steel Curtain, and, according to CENTAF, air strikes accounted for most of the 80 terrorists killed since the operation began on Nov. 5. In Monday’s action, USAF F-15s, deployed from RAF Lakenheath, Britain, unleashed precision-guided munitions to strike enemy forces in a grove of trees near Karabilah and Ubaydi. A USAF Predator unmanned aerial vehicle fired a Hellfire missile, driving insurgents from their firing position in a building. Later in the day, Air Force Reserve Command F-16s, deployed from NAS JRB Forth Worth, Tex., provided close air support in the same area, and a Predator launched a Hellfire missile at insurgents in a tree line.
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.