U.S. Air Forces in Europe is testing more uses for drones to extend its Arctic surveillance, emphasizing that while sharing information might be “the easiest and cheapest” option, it’s far from enough, its leader said.
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Two B-52 bombers from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flew to and from Europe in recent days, taking part in a training mission along the way with more than two dozen fighters, tankers, and other assets from six other NATO allies over Poland, aimed at ...
Our F-16 burst through the clouds above Spangdahlem Air Base on a crisp early morning in June, one of several Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron operating as an opposition force for a counter-air exercise.
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters landed on a Finnish highway on Sept. 4, the first time USAF aircraft have operated from a road—not a runway—in Europe. It is part of the service’s push to operate from more locations with less infrastructure in ...
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.
NATO and satellite imagery firm Planet Labs have signed a contract for a “virtual” constellation of surveillance, intelligence, and reconnaissance space assets—the latest sign of NATO's growing reliance on commercial space capabilities.
WORLD: Russia-Ukraine: Russian Jamming Wreaks Havoc.
Currently, neither Russia nor Ukraine is using combat aircraft to conduct deep strikes, relying instead on missiles and drones. The lethal air defenses on both sides have resulted in a state of air parity, in which neither force has control of the air.
Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew through Finnish airspace for the first time over the weekend, before landing in Romania for their first ever bomber task force in the country.
U.S. Air Force F-16s deployed to Bulgaria and Poland this week, putting fighters in multiple locations in eastern Europe and in relatively close proximity to Ukraine.
Australia’s 'Pitch Black' air combat exercise kicked off this week with an array of fighters that marks its biggest iteration ever since starting in 1981. The U.S. Air Force sent six F-22 Raptors from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
NATO leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. for the alliance's 75th anniversary summit said they were alarmed at China's ambitions and aggression in nuclear, space, and cyberspace on top of its deepening ties with Russia.
