Featured in contractorsBYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022SharePlan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report SaysThere are fears that Air Force’s new push to resolve critical problems with its KC-46As could actually cause new delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareAir Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already BuyingThe Air Force wants additional tankers as a ‘bridge’ between the KC-46A and an advanced future design currently referred to as the KC-Z. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2021ShareContractor For U.S.-Led Coalition Dead, U.S. Serviceperson Injured After Rocket Attack In Iraq (Updated)The rocket attack in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region has left additional coalition contractors, as well as bystanders, injured. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2020ShareAmerican Kidnapped In Niger, A Major Hub For Counter-Terrorism Ops in Northwest AfricaNo group has claimed responsibility for the abduction, which occurred in a village close to the border with Nigeria. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareRetired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling MarketSurplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareFirst KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)The type’s first retirement comes 40 years nearly to the day after its first flight and as Congress works to delay such retirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareAmerican Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)Authorities in Afghanistan have confirmed that an A-29 did crash in the northeastern portion of the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareAir Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling CompaniesBetween its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020SharePrivate Aggressors Stress Test The Air Defenses On The Navy’s Newest Aircraft CarrierThis was the first full test of the troubled carrier’s integrated air defense system against actual mock aerial adversaries. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2020ShareThe Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air ControllersThe deal will give the Vietnam War-era aircraft, which haven’t seen widespread U.S. military use in any capacity in decades, a new lease on life. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareAustralia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USAThe adversary support contractor could get up to 46 of the surplus fighters, giving them one of the most capable private air forces in the world. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareAH-64 Gunships And Extra Marines Race To U.S. Embassy In Iraq After Militant Mob Attacks (Updated)Reinforcements are on the way to the Embassy, which has been under siege from a group of Iraqi militiamen, security forces personnel, and protestors. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareGermany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For CombatGermany blames Airbus for the helicopters’ low availability, but it is the latest example of the country’s general continuing readiness woes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After WorkhorseOriginally developed for Iran, the helicopters never saw service in that country, but have become popular with contractors supporting U.S. forces. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022SharePlan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report SaysThere are fears that Air Force’s new push to resolve critical problems with its KC-46As could actually cause new delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareAir Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already BuyingThe Air Force wants additional tankers as a ‘bridge’ between the KC-46A and an advanced future design currently referred to as the KC-Z. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2021ShareContractor For U.S.-Led Coalition Dead, U.S. Serviceperson Injured After Rocket Attack In Iraq (Updated)The rocket attack in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region has left additional coalition contractors, as well as bystanders, injured. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2020ShareAmerican Kidnapped In Niger, A Major Hub For Counter-Terrorism Ops in Northwest AfricaNo group has claimed responsibility for the abduction, which occurred in a village close to the border with Nigeria. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareRetired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling MarketSurplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020ShareFirst KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)The type’s first retirement comes 40 years nearly to the day after its first flight and as Congress works to delay such retirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareAmerican Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)Authorities in Afghanistan have confirmed that an A-29 did crash in the northeastern portion of the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareAir Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling CompaniesBetween its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020SharePrivate Aggressors Stress Test The Air Defenses On The Navy’s Newest Aircraft CarrierThis was the first full test of the troubled carrier’s integrated air defense system against actual mock aerial adversaries. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2020ShareThe Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air ControllersThe deal will give the Vietnam War-era aircraft, which haven’t seen widespread U.S. military use in any capacity in decades, a new lease on life. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareAustralia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USAThe adversary support contractor could get up to 46 of the surplus fighters, giving them one of the most capable private air forces in the world. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareAH-64 Gunships And Extra Marines Race To U.S. Embassy In Iraq After Militant Mob Attacks (Updated)Reinforcements are on the way to the Embassy, which has been under siege from a group of Iraqi militiamen, security forces personnel, and protestors. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareGermany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For CombatGermany blames Airbus for the helicopters’ low availability, but it is the latest example of the country’s general continuing readiness woes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After WorkhorseOriginally developed for Iran, the helicopters never saw service in that country, but have become popular with contractors supporting U.S. forces. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share