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Pacific Defender 24 will see European AirPower head to the Pacific.

European Air Power Teams Up For Pacific Mega Deployment

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 26 6:17 PM EDT
Black Flag 24-1, out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, run by the Air Force’s 53rd Wing.

Massive China-Focused Black Flag Test Exercise Flies Deep Into The Virtual Realm

By Thomas Newdick
May 28 12:39 PM EDT
Additional details about a breakthrough autonomous dogfight in September 2023 underscore significant challenges still to be addressed.

Next Big Challenge For AI Dogfighting Is Keeping Track Of Enemies Up Close

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Apr 24 2:59 PM EDT
The US Air Force's unique X-62A test jet participating in a breakthrough dogfight last year while a fully autonomous mode against a crewed F-16.

AI Is Now Dogfighting With Fighter Pilots In The Air

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 17 1:31 PM EDT
The U.S. military is gearing up for the forthcoming retirement of another iconic aircraft type, with the last pilots now having graduated onto the AV-8B Harrier II attack jet. As we have explained in the past, the U.S. Marine Corps is pressing ahead with plans to remove the vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) aircraft from its inventory before the end of 2026, with this latest development a highly symbolic one within this process.

Last Marine Harrier Pilots Complete Training As AV-8B’s End Draws Near

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 2 2:13 PM EDT
F-22

Massive New Air Combat Exercise Underway Along The California Coast

By Jamie Hunter
Jan 30 12:36 PM EST
F-15 retirement Kingsley Field

The Last USAF F-15C/D Eagle Instructor Pilots Are Now In Training

By Thomas Newdick
Jan 24 3:17 PM EST
Ukrainian pilots are spending their down time training on F-16 virtual reality simulators.

Ukraine Situation Report: Pilots Train On Commercial F-16 Simulators At Home Bases

By Howard Altman
Sep 27 6:22 PM EDT
William Tell

William Tell Air Combat Competition Crowns Its Winners

By Jamie Hunter, James Deboer
Sep 19 1:23 PM EDT
Anduril's acquisition of Blue Force Technologies and its Fury drone is a latest development is an important story that could have broad ramifications for the US defense industry.

The Rise Of Fury

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Sep 11 1:43 PM EDT
William Tell Air Force

William Tell Has Fighter Pilots Competing For Trophies Once Again

By Jamie Hunter
Sep 11 11:57 AM EDT
RCADE raytheon

RCADE Battle Simulator “Moneyballs” Virtual Fights With Unmanned Platforms

By Hope Hodge Seck
Sep 5 1:46 PM EDT
A U.S. Air Force F-16 shot down a Turkish drone over Syria, a U.S. official tells The War Zone.

Ukrainians To Train On F-16s In The United States

By Howard Altman
Aug 24 8:13 PM EDT
Personnel from the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as the Night Stalkers, recently took part in an exercise focused in part on the defense of strategic Shemya Island.

Night Stalker Helicopters Train To Defend Strategic Alaskan Island

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 23 12:49 PM EDT
CSAR USAF Serbia

U.S. Combat Rescue Helicopters Train With Old Foe Serbia For First Time

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 18 6:26 PM EDT
US Marine Corps and US Air Force F-35s have been practicing tactics, techniques, and procedures they would use while working together with non-stealth fighters, like F-16s, in a future high-end fight during an exercise in Wisconsin.

F-35s Keep F-16s In The Fight During Northern Lightning

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 15 5:53 PM EDT

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