Four Air Guard F-15C Eagles are conducting joint air policing over Bulgaria this week. The aircraft from the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing and California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing along with Bulgarian MiG-29s are carrying out...
The Air Force is looking to buy up to 84 new helicopters to replace the UH-1N fleet that protects ICBM fields, according to a recent announcement. The service wants off-the-shelf replacements that could start being delivered less than a year...
The Air Force released a request for proposal from Boeing for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the presidential aircraft recapitalization program on Monday. The request calls for the fielding of two modified 747-8 aircraft that are anticipated to...
SMSgt. Rebecca McNelley, standardization and evaluation superintendent with the 90th Security Forces Group at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2016. McNelley pioneered the 90th Missile Wing’s first active-shooter...
MSgt. Marcus Mader, recruiting, assessments and selection superintendent with the Special Tactics Training Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2016. Mader led the Special Tactics Training Squadron’s largest...
A US- and Russia-brokered temporary ceasefire took effect in Syria on Monday, calling for a break in airstrikes by the Syrian regime against opposition forces. The ceasefire allows for humanitarian access to areas marred by the conflict, including Aleppo. US...
The Russian and Chinese navies began a joint exercise on Monday in the South China Sea, according to Chinese government-controlled media. A total of 10 naval ships, 11 aircraft, eight helicopters, and 160 Chinese marines will participate in the exercise,...
South Korea is considering purchasing 20 more F-35 strike fighters because of concerns about the nuclear threat posed by North Korea, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported. The country agreed to buy 40 of the jets in 2013. “As...
Research and development funding for the big five defense contractors has fallen as overall Defense Department R&D has dropped, though small vendors have seen an increase in their share of the funding, according to a Center for Strategic and International...
The government of the Netherlands announced Friday that it will continue to participate in the fight against ISIS up to 2017. Since 2014, Dutch forces have provided military training in Iraq, including preparations for the liberation of Mosul and force...