AFGSC Runs Simultaneous Bomber, ICBM Drills

The March 27 launch of an inert ICBM missile capped off three weeks of near-simultaneous operational testing of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Minuteman III fleet as well as its Air Launched Cruise Missile capabilities, according to a release. B-52s...

USAF Updates A-10 OIR Strike Numbers

Air Force A-10s have dropped some 500 bombs and air-to-ground missiles and fired 50,000 rounds in support of Operation Inherent Resolve since deploying to the Persian Gulf region in November 2014, according to a 386th Air Expeditionary Wing release. The...

KF-X Moves Forward

The Republic of Korea announced with great fanfare its choice of Korean Aerospace Industries, partnered with Lockheed Martin, to develop an indigenous fighter to replace the ROK Air Force’s aging F-4 and F-5 jets, but the deal is still unsettled,...

Raytheon Receives $528-Million AMRAAM Contract Mod

Raytheon Company recently received a $528.7-million fixed-price-incentive contract modification from the Air Force for its Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles to deliver Lot 29 AMRAAMs for the US military as well as foreign military sales. Work on the contract will be...

Air Force Creates Cyber Task Force

Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh signed a memorandum on March 20 establishing Task Force Cyber Secure, according to a March 31 release. The task force will focus on diagnosing cyber threats and vulnerabilities, develop a risk management plan that...

New Training for Air Advisors

Members of the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron at JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, recently to train and share ideas with the Zambian air force. The training was the “first of its kind” since the passage of the...

Air Advisors Reach Airdrop Milestone with Colombians

Airmen with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron at Travis AFB, Calif., wrapped up training with the Colombian Air Force earlier this month with a successful airdrop mission near Bogota, Colombia. The March 2 airdrop from a Colombian Air Force...