F-22s executed a display of force over South Korea on Wednesday in response to recent North Korean provocations, Pacific Air Forces announced. “The F-22 Raptor is the most capable air superiority fighter in the world, and it represents one of...
China has deployed surface-to-air missiles to disputed islands in the South China Sea, prompting stern warnings from the US State Department and Taiwan. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday missile batteries were set up on Woody Island in the Paracel Islands,...
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is blasting the White House for missing the deadline to provide a review of its strategy to defeat ISIS. The Fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law last fall, called...
The 28th Bomb Wing is building a new facility to repair and extend the life of B-1 bombers, according to a press release. The facility will allow maintainers to use “cold spray” technology—developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold...
Athletic trainers are being added to Basic Military Training in an experiment to better prevent and treat injuries among trainees. “By having athletic trainers who understand the mission and who have built rapport with the trainees, high-risk trainees can be...
US-led airstrikes on ISIS financial centers in Iraq and Syria have destroyed “hundreds of millions” of the group’s funding, forcing ISIS to cut wages and trim its budgets, said Army Col. Steve Warren, spokesman for the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation...
The State Department on Feb. 12 approved the foreign military sale of eight F-16s to Pakistan, a move that Pentagon officials say should not concern India. The approved sale, at a cost of $699 million, includes eight Block 52 F-16s—two...
Two Royal Air Force Typhoons intercepted two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers in a “UK area of interest” on Wednesday. The RAF jets scrambled from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as the Russian bombers entered an area of interest, but the bombers...
The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft recently completed its operational assessment ahead of the low-rate initial production decision planned for this spring, manufacturer Northrop Grumman announced. The Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) version of the Global Hawk flew “several...
