Le Bourget, France The F-35A engine fire at Eglin AFB, Fla., last year resulted in improved information sharing between F135 engine-maker Pratt and Whitney, the US services, and partner nations, Pratt and Whitney F135 Vice President Mark Buongiorno told Air...
US-led air strikes against ISIS extremists in Iraq and Syria have been “extremely effective,” despite the “extraordinary steps” taken to avoid civilian casualties, a coalition official said Friday. During a video briefing to Pentagon reporters, Marine Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley,...
Iraqi security forces and Kurdish fighters, supported by US-led air strikes, are making “major progress” against ISIS extremists in Iraq and Syria, a coalition official said Friday. Marine Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, chief of staff for the Operation Inherent Resolve...
Le Bourget, France The gun pod for the F-35B and C-model will begin testing this summer, but the F-35B will have close air support weapons capabilities when initial operational capability is declared, Lockheed Martin officials said at the Paris Air...
The 62nd Fighter Squadron transitioned from the F-16 to the F-35A, becoming the second Lightning II pilot training squadron at Luke AFB, Ariz., in a ceremony there earlier this month, officials announced. “As we open this new chapter in our...
The Defense Department launched the 2015 Warrior Games June 19 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va. Some 250 athletes who have been wounded or injured, physically or emotionally, during their military tenure, will participate in...
US Alaska Command launched Exercise Northern Edge last week, bringing some 200 joint-service aircraft and 6,000 military personnel together for a large-scale Pacific defense scenario. “The objective is to make sure our air combat forces are ready as a joint...
Japan-based airlifters assisted the Malaysian air force with joint-service interoperability, airdrop tactics, and operational safety during an exercise at Subang AB, Malaysia. “Teak Mint has never failed to reach our goals and expectations of revolutionizing a potent combat air mobility...