For the first time in 10 years—since it began peace talks with archrival India—Pakistan has begun a month-long war game, bringing into play its entire air force fleet and other assets. The Pakistani Air Force expects to fly 8,200 sorties with its mixed bag of US-made F-16s, French Mirage fighters, and Chinese-built aircraft, according to Agence France-Presse news service.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth foot-stomped the Pentagon's push for acquisition speed and contractor accountability in a Jan. 12 speech at Lockheed Martin’s production hub in Fort Worth, Texas—the heart of the department’s biggest acquisition program, the F-35.
