Afghan Air Force Procurements Under Scrutiny

Multiple investigations for auditing purposes and to identify potential criminal violations are underway into US-handled aircraft procurements for the Afghan air force, John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, told reporters on Tuesday. The United States has the goal...

Virginia Air Guard F-22 Pilots Train With F-35s

Members of the Virginia Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Squadron, flying four F-22s from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, conducted their first operational integration-training mission with F-35 strike fighters at Eglin AFB, Fla., according to a release. “The F-22 and F-35 squadrons...

Premium Potency for Preceding Pods

Northrop Grumman will upgrade the Air Force’s early Litening Block 1 targeting pods to the more advanced G4 configuration under a new tasking, announced the company. The G4 will become the service’s new fleet-wide standard, states the company’s Nov. 18...

NATO Cyber Defense Exercise Underway

NATO on Tuesday launched Cyber Coalition 2014, its largest-ever multinational cyber defense exercise, announced alliance officials. Over the course of the three-day event, more than 400 technical, government, and cyber experts in dozens of geographic locations will defend NATO’s networks...