Members of Congress are pushing to block the U.S. Air Force from sending more than half of its F-15E Strike Eagle combat jets to the boneyard in the coming years. The Air Force says it needs to ditch older F-15Es to help free up resources for its future modernization plans, but lawmakers are concerned about dwindling numbers of available tactical aircraft in the meantime. This all comes after Strike Eagles shot down more than 70 Iranian drones heading for Israel last month, with some of the jets involved now sporting large numbers of kill markings.
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Army Spc. Patrick Byrne was sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection for the July 18, 2021 death of Denise Smith in Tacoma, Washington. At the time, he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (Photo from court records).
A Ranger has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first degree murder for brutally attacking and killing a civilian security guard in July 2021.
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Details remain very limited, but a T-6 instructor pilot flying out of Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita County, Texas, has died as a result of injuries caused by their ejection seat firing inadvertantly while on the ground.
“An Air Force instructor pilot with the 80th Flying Training Wing died early this morning from injuries sustained when their T-6A Texan II ejection seat activated during ground operations here May 13,” a statement released earlier today by Sheppard AFB reads.
“An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway.
A spate of recent imagery shows Russia’s modern Kh-38M air-to-ground missile, apparently employed in the war in Ukraine. Previously, various videos had been released showing airstrikes that purportedly involved Kh-38Ms, but couldn’t be confirmed as such. The new photos show, in some detail, the missile carried under the wing of Su-34 Fullback strike fighters, seemingly taking part in combat sorties.
Aerojet Rocketdyne will provide advanced propulsion for the US’s NGI programme against long-range ballistic missile threats.
An Air Force instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base died when the ejection seat in their T-6A Texan fired while on the ground. Photo by 2nd Lt. Jonathan Soferr.
An Air Force instructor pilot with the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas died overnight from injuries sustained when their T-6A Texan II ejection seat activated during ground operations here May 13, the Air Force said in a release.
The T-6A is a propeller-driven trainer that is the first plane student pilots officially are taught to fly at Undergraduate Pilot Training, or UPT.
Four RoKAF Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-4Es conducted the fleet’s final flight on 9 May 2024. The aircraft were painted in the various colour schemes used by the type over the course of RoKAF service, including a discontinued jungle camouflage pattern and a light grey scheme. Two aircraft were painted in the RoKAF’s current dark grey colour scheme. (South Korean Ministry of National Defense)
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) is preparing to retire its Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-4E Phantom IIs in June 2024.
Guyana recently took delivery of Metal Shark 115 Defiant patrol boat. (Metal Shark)
Metal Shark is augmenting its footprint in the Caribbean with a recent boat-building contract with Jamaica, and a delivery of a patrol boat to Guyana.
The Louisiana-based shipyard will be building and maintaining 22 Metal Shark 36 Fearless speedboats for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), according to a recent contract between the yard and the JDF, Metal Shark confirmed on 2 May.
The Fearless vessels, acquired via direct purchase, will be operated by the JDF Coast Guard, the shipyard said.
The 7.5 m Scout S45 surveillance USV and a 15 m Cavalry A150 attack USV are pictured on display at DSA 2024. The A2000 surveillance and attack USV is seen in the background. (Janes/Vinod Kumar CV)
China’s Poly Defence displayed models of a series of new combat and reconnaissance unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and diver support vessels at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2024 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.
In March, the US Army demonstrated its new ERCA capability at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. (Janes/Ashley Roque)
US land forces want an artillery system that is more mobile and more lethal. While cutting-edge technology development failed to produce a production-ready system, the US Army is readjusting its acquisition approach and concepts of operations for artillery.