It has been about 10 years since USAF retired the last of its F-111 aircraft, but aircraft spotters in Nevada have a chance to see the Aardvark, as US airmen knew it, fly again as Royal Australian Air Force F-111s take part in Red Flag 06-1. The exercise, which runs through Feb. 18, brought together more than 85 aircraft from USAF, US Navy, US Marine Corps, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
The Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.