Those US Air Forces in Europe F-16s that dropped in on Serbia recently were from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy, according to Air Force journalist SrA. Sarah Gregory. Two 555th FS pilots and several Aviano F-16 maintenance and security forces airmen visited with Serbian airmen at Batajnica AB, Serbia, for two days. Naturally, they all talked shop—Americans on their F-16s and Serbians on their MiGs.
The final version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill calls for adding $1.2 billion to the Space Force’s research and development accounts, an increase that’s mostly split between two efforts: expanding the service’s low-Earth orbit data transport network and boosting its space-based missile warning and tracking capabilities.
