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Swedish Gripens Intercept Russian Aircraft for the First Time in NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing
The Swedish Gripens conducted their first Alpha Scramble for the NATO Air Policing mission, intercepting a Russian Il-20 Coot ...
Military.com2d
Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine Decides Not to Keep Senior Enlisted Adviser, Breaking with Past Precedent
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy Black will depart the post and retire from military service after the newly confirmed Joint ...
The National Interest2d
Why the Air Force Is Expanding Aerial Refueling Duties to Private Contractors
The Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a late hold-out. The KDC-10 had previously been contracted to refuel Air Force aircraft ...
Stars and Stripes2d
Airman from fighter wing at Aviano dies; cause under investigation
The cause of death is under investigation and the airman’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, ...
Defense One3d
Next wave of Air Force drone wingmen could be cheaper, official says
The drones are a key part of the broader Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems, centered around the F-47. The ...
The National Interest3d
The F-4 Phantom II Has History’s Only Supersonic Air-to-Air Gun Kill
The only confirmed supersonic air-to-air gun kill is credited to a hotshot U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II pilot named Maj.
The Aviationist3d
Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel
On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take ...
The National Interest on MSN3d
The F-106 Delta Dart Was America’s Last Air Superiority Fighter Jet
The F-106 performed well, with Mach 2.3 speed, a 57,000-foot service ceiling, and a 29,000-foot per minute climbing rate. Yet it never saw action in combat.