Air Force Reservists from the 701st Combat Operations Squadron at March ARB, Calif., and 710th COS at Langley AFB, Va., were amongst the US servicemembers who participated earlier this month in Bright Star 2009, a biennial multinational exercise hosted by Egypt. These airmen joined with air controllers from the militaries of the other participating nations to run an air operations center for the exercise, which took place from Oct. 10-26. It is the largest exercise of its kind in the Eastern Mediterranean region. The exercise opened with a strategic airborne jump of more than 300 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, together with Egyptian, German, Kuwaiti, and Pakistani paratroopers. On Oct. 12, more than 1,000 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit took part in an amphibious landing at Al Amein Beach in Alexandria. The militaries of Britain, France, Greece, Italy, and Turkey also participated. (AFRC release)
Navy CCA Program’s Shape Coming into Focus
Oct. 17, 2025
In announcing its Navy Collaborative Combat Aircraft contract, General Atomics has provided some clues as to where the service is heading with its version of an armed, autonomous fighter escort. It will likely be quite different from the Air Force version.
