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Nov 16, 2022
Clutch problem prompts review of V-22 Incidents; Air Force Special Operations Command looks at interim step to make gearboxes stronger.
Nov 15, 2022
The UK’s military pilot-training pipeline is affecting even its much-vaunted F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet.
Nov 15, 2022
Although the U.S. Air Force and Navy have added high-tech, intense learning to undergraduate pilot training, a large backlog remains.
Nov 14, 2022
The U.S. Air Force has released many details about the mostly classified program, but much about the new stealth bomber remains secret
Nov 11, 2022
U.S. Air Force and Boeing have a mounting challenge: How to fix the KC-46 at the same time it is needed for operations.

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Jan 18, 2024
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Jan. 18.
Jan 18, 2024
Pakistani combat aircraft and UAS have struck targets in Eastern Iran a day after Tehran conducted a missile and drone strike in Western Pakistan.
Jan 18, 2024
Australia has committed to joining the development program for PrSM Increments 3 and 4, which will see the missile reach a range of around 1,000 km (620 mi.).
Jan 18, 2024
Kyiv is interested in taking on Australia's retired NH90s, but Canberra says the helicopters are not in flying condition and that disassembly has already begun.
Jan 16, 2024
Houthi forces continue to launch ballistic missiles targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite ongoing airstrikes by U.S. forces to degrade the Iranian-backed militia.
Jan 15, 2024
The Albanian Air Force has taken delivery of its first two of a planned fleet of three Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks—surplus UH-60A models from U.S. Army stocks.
Jan 15, 2024
Ukrainian commanders claim to have downed a Russian Air Force Beriev A-50 "Mainstay" airborne early warning platform.
Jan 12, 2024
The U.S. military says the Jan. 11 barrage of air strikes targeting Houthi forces inside Yemen has inhibited the group’s ability to conduct complex attacks.