The administration of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering deep cuts to its planned order for 88 F-35A fifth generation fighters, with the intention of reallocating funds towards procuring Gripen E/F lightweight ‘4+ generation’ fighters. Plans to “review” F-35 purchase plans were first announced in March, with Carney having advocated greater “diversification” in Ottawa’s defence and industrial partnerships. This partly responded to worsening ties with the United States under the new Donald Trump administration.
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Reports from the area state that 160th SOAR aircraft have been seen operating off the coast of Venezuela.
This is not abnormal in this type of conflict development; it is likely the group is training in the area, and may be already inserting/extracting teams on the Venezuelan mainland.
Of course, the main restriction on the MH-6 aircraft is range. Refueling options are likely being created for contingencies.
The unit could be working direct action training on high-value targets, and/or working with white SOF for big Army missions.
The Marine Corps identified the pilot killed in Thursday’s AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash.
Maj. Tyler R. Braconi, 35, was a Viper helicopter pilot with more than a decade in uniform and at the time of his death was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
Braconi and another Marine were flying on a training mission on Oct. 16 over a remote part of southeastern California, having taken off from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, when their AH-1Z crashed. Braconi was taken to a hospital and declared dead.
President Donald Trump reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to its trilateral AUKUS defense agreement with the United Kingdom and Australia on Monday, notably marking the first time he publicly allayed international concerns about the long-term viability of that major security pact.
The Army may soon open competition for its own version of a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) loyal wingman drone that could be delivered in the next few years, according to officials.
The service’s aviation arm has been working with industry, as well as counterparts from Army component commands in the Indo-Pacific and Europe, to flesh out requirements for a future loyal wingman drone program, Brig. Gen. Cain Baker, director of Army Aviation Future Capabilities Directorate, said during the annual AUSA conference.
The preparatory course at the heart of the recent surge in Army recruitment numbers will tighten its standards, although it was unclear if that meant it will produce fewer future soldiers.
Potential new recruits will now only be able to attend the Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course to either meet the service’s physical or academic standards, not both, Task & Purpose has confirmed.
The Future Soldier Preparatory Course is a 90-day program that takes potential recruits who need to improve academically and physically before reporting for traditional basic training.
A “small force” of American troops will remain in Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Air Base in order to fight ISIS, Iraq’s prime minister announced today. The decision reverses plans for a full withdrawal of U.S. forces from the major military site.
Speaking at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that a force of 250-350 American military advisors and support personnel would stay at the base in western Iraq, as well as al-Harir Air Base in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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The Schakal IFV variant incorporates the Puma RCT30 uncrewed turret on the Boxer base platform, offering kinetic effect against soft targets.
Week eight of the college football season saw two of the service academies in action and one on a bye. Army traveled to the Big Easy, New Orleans, for an American Athletic Conference (AAC) showdown with a strong Tulane squad, while Air Force, clad in Space Force-themed uniforms, hosted Mountain West Conference (MW) rival Wyoming at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs. Navy spent the week in Annapolis preparing for its week nine showdown against Florida Atlantic (FAU).