The Afghan air force’s Kabul Air Wing has taken responsibility for the Afghan crew chief and air assault academy from NATO advisors of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade. AAF’s crew chief and air assault courses have been taking place at Bagram Airfield for the past nine months under the leadership of NATO’s Task Force Falcon. In the most recent classes, the first AAF instructors graduated. That, coupled with the recent arrival of four new Mi-17 helicopters at Kabul, means the Afghan wing is ready to assume the lead role, according to officials with the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing at Kabul that oversees the NATO air training mission. This handover took place several days after the Kabul Air Wing celebrated it first anniversary. (Kabul report by Capt. Rob Leese) (Kandahar report by SrA. Melissa B. White)
Details Murky as ARRW Falls Short in Second Test
March 24, 2023
The second all-up flight of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon on March 13 fell short of a fully successful test, but the Air Force isn’t saying what went wrong with the Lockheed Martin-built hypersonic missile. The defense giant's Missiles and Fire Control division recently said the ARRW is "ready…