Epic Fury Enters Third Week as More B-52s, F-35s and Marines Deploy
Operation Epic Fury has now entered the third week, with additional bombers arriving at RAF Fairford and a Marine Expeditionary…
APKWS-Equipped A-10 Thunderbolt IIs are Flying Missions in Support of Operation Epic Fury
A-10s armed with a mixed anti-air and anti-surface armament have been flying attack missions against insurgent groups aligned with the…
F/A-18E Super Hornet That Downed Syrian Su-22 Now Flying in Operation Epic Fury
The jet, 168912, which in 2017 scored the first Super Hornet air to air kill and the first U.S. air…
Belgian F-16s Are Testing FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets for C-UAS Role
The Belgian Air Force has been testing the FZ275 laser-guided rocket and APKWS II on its F-16s to effectively counter…
USS Nimitz Given Brief Lifeline as Decommissioning Pushed Back to 2027
Instead of decommissioning this year, Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned aircraft carrier will now officially remain…
Five U.S. Aerial Refuelers Damaged in Iranian Attack On Saudi Air Base
The attack on Prince Sultan Air Base brings the total number of tankers damaged during Operation Epic Fury to six,…
KC-135 Goes Down in Western Iraq After Mid-Air Incident During Operation Epic Fury
The KC-135 was reportedly lost after an incident involving another aircraft in friendly airspace; the second aircraft landed safely. A…
Fire Breaks Out Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier in the Red Sea
The non-combat-related blaze started in the carrier’s main laundry spaces and was quickly contained, and the ship remains fully operational…
Japan Releases First Official Photos of EC-2 Stand-Off Jammer Aircraft
Japan’s Aviation Development and Testing Group has released official photos of the JASDF’s EC-2 Stand-Off Jammer aircraft which was first…
Russian Il-20M Spy Plane Intercepted Two Days in a Row by Norway
A Russian Il-20M surveillance aircraft was intercepted two days in a row by Norwegian F-35s in international airspace around the…