Poland is set to transfer an initial four MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine ‘in the coming days’, the Polish president has said. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
Poland is to transfer four MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ combat aircraft to Ukraine “in the coming days”, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on 16 March.
Speaking after a meeting with his Czech counterpart in Warsaw, Duda told Polish media that an initial four aircraft are being prepared for handover, with the remainder of the fleet likely to follow later.
Author: Michael
During the Trump administration, there were a lot of talks that the future plane that would carry the president would have an entirely new paint scheme.
It would include a switch from light blue paint to one that featured a red, white, and dark blue color palette. It was to be the first major renovation since President John F. Kennedy was in the White House.
This past summer, however, the plan to repaint the Presidential Aircraft was scrapped due to cost and engineering issues.
The USS Conestoga was a seagoing tug that spent World War I hauling supplies across the Atlantic, escorting convoys, and towing ships back to port. When the war ended, it was transferred to the Pacific Fleet, and based in San Diego. In March 1921, it was sent to haul coal to American Samoa. To this day, no one knows why the Conestoga never arrived.
The submarine USS R-14 was dispatched from Pearl Harbor to look for the Conestoga or determine what happened to the seagoing tug two months later.
Described by General George S. Patton as “the greatest battle implement ever devised,” the M1 Garand is one of the most iconic U.S. military rifles. The Garand is famous for the pinging sound that its en bloc clip makes upon ejection after firing all eight of its rounds. However, it didn’t always have a capacity of eight rounds. At one point during its development, the Garand’s rifle held 10 rounds.
The M1 Garand was chambered in a different caliber for most of its development (U.S. Army)
Amateurs talk tactics, but professionals talk logistics.
NGAD: The Air Force’s sixth-generation stealth fighter is already in the air, albeit hidden from public view, and little or nothing is known of this top secret or “black” program.
NGAD is here
Leaders in the armed forces have expressed early optimism about the project due to the new fighter’s successful first flight, which came several years ahead of schedule thanks in large part to the use of digital engineering tools.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)
In the latest development in the saga of getting Polish Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets to Ukraine, the Polish president has confirmed that the first four examples will be handed over to Kyiv “within the next few days.” More MiGs will be transferred to Ukraine after that, Polish President Andrzej Duda said, adding that “The rest are being prepared, serviced.” According to a report from CNN, the total number of MiGs to be transferred is between 11 and 19.
DOD
The State Department on Thursday approved a potential $895 million deal to sell up to 200 Tomahawk Block V and up to 20 Tomahawk Block IV All Up Rounds (AUR) cruise missiles and related equipment to Australia.
A source familiar with the deal told The War Zone that this is a new introduction of the Tomahawk Weapons Systems for Australia’s Hobart class destroyers.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) launches a Block V Tomahawk, the weapon’s newest variant, during a three-day missile exercise in December 2020.
A road map developed during 18 months of international negotiations was released by the White House on Tuesday, following the joint announcement made by the leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States on Monday.
The roadmap lays out exactly how Washington and London intend to help Australia get a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines on its feet and develop the ability to build more. This effort is estimated to cost Australia between A$268 and A$368 billion (US$179 and $246 billion).
USAF
The U.S. Air Force is looking to cut the already relatively small size of its F-15E Strike Eagle fleet by around 54 percent before the end of the decade, according to a recent report. This comes despite the service’s F-15Es being some of, if not its most in-demand tactical jets thanks to their highly-desirable blend of speed, range, payload capacity, crew size, and other capabilities.
The F-35 stealth fighter, particularly its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) “B” variant operated by the US Marine Corps (USMC), is becoming the central element of its flight-jumping role. Island in the fight against China within its anti-access barrier/area of denial (A2/AD).