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.
An Air Force C-17 transport jet recently tested a new technology that could help aviators stay on course even if the satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) that much of modern-day aviation relies on is compromised.