Orlando, February 18, 2010—Whether or not the new Russian PAK FA lives up to its hype, Gen. Roger Brady, head of US Air Forces in Europe, says potential adversaries are pursuing true fifth and sixth generation technology. He also says fifth generation aircraft bring such advantage that defense analysts should reconsider sounding the death knell on major theater conflict. Brady, for one, doesn’t believe irregular warfare will be the sole type of conflict for the future. Continue
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.