Kenney Proves Its Worth:
Military personnel from the US and Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand last week completed exercise Cobra Gold, featuring a command post exercise, multiple field training exercises, and humanitarian operations in Thailand and Hawaii. The air operations center at Pacific Air Forces Kenney Warfighting Headquarters included an embedded staff of 10 Thai and five Singaporean officers that planned and executed the air operations portion of the exercise. “We were embedded right from the start of the exercise and we’ve held positions from director level to division level in plans, operations, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance,” said Lt. Col. Calvin Ng, of the Singapore Air Force.
‘Angry Kitten’ EW Pod Tested on Search-and-Rescue HC-130
April 17, 2026
The Air Force recently tested its “Angry Kitten” electronic warfare pod on an HC-130J during Exercise Bamboo Shield, showing the pod can turn the rescue platform into a command-and-control node and protect it from enemy radars.The tests follow what could be the pod’s first use in combat after it was…