The 510th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadrons participated in Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan 15-26, 2024. Red Flag Nellis provided realistic training that imitates the pacing threat’s investment in hypersonics, artificial intelligence and counter space capabilities, which allowed Airmen real-time war scenarios to test their…
By LtGen Steve Rudder (Retired) The Ukraine employment of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) in attacks on the Russian Black Sea Fleet represents a window into the lethality of swarming and autonomous unmanned surface vessels. Because of their small radar cross-section, high speed, and agile maneuverability, USVs are likely going to…
A first person view of a Green Beret performing a joint military free fall jump with Greek special operations forces. This jump strengthened the partnership between 10th SFG(A) and Greek SOF during Exercise Trojan Footprint, an operation that helps our NATO partners support and defend our Euro-Atlantic Allies during peacetime…
By Robbin Laird Col Kate Fleeger is the head of NAVAIR’s PMA-261 which manages the cradle to grave procurement, development, support, fielding, and disposal of the entire family of H-53 heavy lift helicopters. Col Fleeger has an impressive background in working acquisition issues, and she and her team are providing…
U.S. Airmen test Method C combat offload at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 23, 2024. The new combat offload Method C would allow C-17 Globemaster IIIs to deliver cargo without the assistance of any material handling equipment. DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DE, 01.23.2024 Video by Airman 1st Class Amanda…
By Robbin Laird The Marines in focusing on EABOs have two key lift assets which can deliver autonomous systems payloads to an EABO and to do so with the reduced signature goal which has been highlighted by LtGen Heckl. Maritime autonomous systems can be delivered to an EABO via an…
Sailors conduct aircraft maintenance in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. 01.31.2024 Video by…
By Pierre Tran Paris - The French armed forces ministry published March 4 a list with the value of weapons, military kit, and financial support provided in Ukraine’s bloody struggle against Russia, claiming a total of some €3.8 billion ($4.1 billion). The French official list showed military gear shipped to…
