The U.S.Air Force is continuing developmental and operational testing of its newest fighter type, the F-15EX Eagle II, as the 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing focus on next-generation survivability systems, radar performance, sensor integration, and networking capabilities. Air Force testers are also holding focus groups with operational maintainers to revise and correct technical orders used for servicing the new fighter. Testing has gained considerably urgency as the F-15EX is expected to be relied on not only for the defence of the U.S.
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Russian state media sources have reported the unveiling of a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Su-35 air superiority fighter, which is intended to replace the Irbis-E passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar that the aircraft has relied on since entering service in 2014. Russia’s electronics industry has remained behind much of the world in developing such radars for its fighters, with the United States having operationalised its first AESA radar equipped fighter squadron in the year 2000, followed by Japan in 2002.
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Earlier this month, Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, faced an unprecedented threat from sophisticated drone swarms. These drones, operating in waves of 12 to 15 units each, loitered over the base for approximately four hours daily, disrupting critical operations and forcing the Air Force to halt activities and shelter personnel.
This marked the first time a U.S. air base was temporarily taken out of operation in wartime, a scenario that had never occurred even during World War II.
By mile 16, my calves locked so tightly I thought I might have to quit.
The pain came without warning. One moment I was moving steadily along the trail, focused on the rhythm of my steps, and the next my legs seized so sharply I had to slow to a painful shuffle.
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It was early morning along the Idaho–Montana border, the trail winding beside the raging Clark Fork River as it thundered through the canyon below.
Thirty-one miles is a long way to go when your body begins to rebel.
The U.S. Navy officially welcomed its newest warship into service this weekend, while it sat in Boston Harbor next to the Navy’s oldest operating warship.
On Saturday the Navy commissioned the USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), a new Virginia-class fast-attack submarine. The submarine was in the harbor next to the wooden USS Constitution on the sunny day as the Massachusetts’ crew, sponsor Sheryl Sandberg and military and elected officials held a ceremony formally welcoming the ship into service.
A U.S. F-18 Hornet barely escaped a shot by an Iranian shoulder-fired air defense weapon.
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AFP reported previously on the Iranian targeting of American AWACS and air refueling aircraft at a Saudi air base in recent days.
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We also reported prior to the war on the dangers facing American aircraft to missiles and drones.
Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defence, Lieutenant General Huang Wen-chi, on March 29 informed the legislature that the United States has agreed to extend the first instalment payment for the 82 HIMARS rocket artillery systems while negotiations are ongoing. This provides more room for talks on a contract to continue. The Defence Ministry was due to pay the first instalment for the purchase by March 30.
In the second week of March, U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to be “helpful” in the Middle East. More recently, in a spat with the E.U. foreign policy chief over America’s diplomatic stance on Russia and Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly snapped “We are doing the best we can to end the war” and indicated the United States would be happy to stop if Europe thought it could do better. Admittedly, in diplomacy it is sometimes wise to say the opposite of what you believe.
Footage released by Russian state media has shown a Su-35 long range air superiority fighter in a new configuration launching a night mission over the southern theatre of the current frontlines between Russian and Ukrainian forces. The aircraft’s loadout includes two heavier and larger missiles, namely one R-37M long range air-to-air missile mounted centrally between the engines, and one Kh-31PM anti-radiation missile. It also carries three R-77-1 medium-range air-to-air missiles, and three R-73/74 short-range air-to-air missiles, for a total of eight missiles.