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Daily Report: Training Ukrainian Pilots | Plan to Reduce Civilian Harm | Space Companies in War
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Romania Is a Model for Training Ukraine’s Pilots to Fly F-16s
The Ukrainian Air Force has withstood six months of war against a much larger and more sophisticated Russian force, but U.S. lawmakers worry Russia could gain air superiority as the war grinds on unless Ukrainian pilots are equipped and trained to fly modern Western aircraft, ...
Daily Report: China’s Triad | Attacks in Syria | Long-Range Cruise Missile on a B-2
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DOD Denies Escalation With Iran-Backed Militants After Volley of Attacks
The Pentagon said Aug. 25 that a battle with Iran-affiliated militants in northeastern Syria was over and that U.S. Central Command had taken measures to avoid escalation. The exchange of attacks began when militants attempted one against U.S. facilities in Syria on Aug. 15 with ...
Daily Report: Drones for Bombers | More Weapons for Ukraine | Supply Chain, Workforce Worries
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Biden Directs $2.98 Billion Ukraine Defense Package to Build Future Force
President Joe Biden is making a bet on Ukraine’s ability to withstand war and deter Russia for years to come, announcing on Ukraine Independence Day, Aug. 24, a $2.98 billion defense package that builds out a future force with high-end air defenses, radar, and counter-unmanned ...
Daily Report: Drones for NGAD | Synthetic Training Environments | Beards
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Kendall: Australian Ghost Bat Drone Could Pair With NGAD
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall indicated that the Air Force could incorporate the Australian-made Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone into the Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems, according to media reports. Citing China’s technological superiority and aggressive acts in the region, Kendall also said ...
Air Force to Expand Synthetic Environment for Mission Rehearsal, Testing, and Training
Aircraft simulators must evolve to meet the adversary threat, leaders from the 53rd Wing told Air Force Magazine. Once mainly used for initial qualification training, the Air Force is moving toward a paradigm of simulator training known as the "common synthetic environment" that will create ...
Daily Report: Space Force Uniform Update | F-35 ACE Challenge | Evolution of Space-Based ISR
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644th Combat Comms Squadron Takes on an F-35 ACE Challenge
For 30 days in April and May, a group of expeditionary communications technicians got together at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, with one task: Find a way for the F-35 to transfer data on remote or contested Pacific islands.
Daily Report: Ospreys Grounded | Staff Sgt. Promotions | PACAF Commander Q&A
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Daily Report: Future of Skyborg | Sri Lanka Seeks PACAF Ties | Propulsion Gap Is Closing
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Troubled Sri Lanka Seeks to Strengthen Relationship With PACAF and Quad
The tiny Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka has an outsize geostrategic importance, and its military seeks deeper ties with Pacific Air Forces for maritime security and disaster relief while not roiling China, a senior Sri Lanka Air Force official told Air Force Magazine. Rocked ...
Daily Report: F-35s Back to Work | Austin Positive for COVID | Brown’s Pacific Tour
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Brown Tours Pacific as U.S. and China Hold Dueling Exercises
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. had hardly left the Indo-Pacific theater before China flew a joint bomber and fighter mission with U.S. partner Thailand. In nearby Indonesia, the U.S. concluded exercise Garuda Shield alongside Australia, Japan, and Singapore. At each ...
Q&A: PACAF Readies for New Threats
Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces Commander, has delivered two decades of experience to lead the Air Force’s most geographically dispersed major command. Wilsbach sat down with Air Force Magazine at his office at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in a building whose pockmarked ...
Daily Report: F-35s in Alaska | New B-52 Designations | More From Life Cycle Industry Days
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Biden Signs PACT Act to Expand VA Coverage for Toxic Exposure, but Some Are Left Out
After years of wrangling in Congress and more than a dozen failed bills, President Joe Biden signed the largest expansion of Veterans Affairs health care in 30 years, adding more than 5 million eligible veterans but leaving some waiting up to 10 years for phase-in ...