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.
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber was recently flown, for the first time, by an operational pilot as part of its flight test process, the Air Force said June 11. And a top Pentagon official said the move to bring operational testing into the B-21 process earlier than normal shows the…