‘Actively shrinking’: Guard generals push Congress for 100 new fighters a year
A total of 22 generals signed a letter to Congress this month calling for multiyear funding to buy between 72 and 100 new fighters per year.
By Michael Scanlon
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Iran war exposes weakened state of Britain’s armed forces
Explainer: Here are some details regarding the scale of the decline and the country’s current capabilities.
By Sarah Young and Andrew MacAskill, Reuters
Pentagon renames UFO office, expands mission to include ‘transmedium’ objects
Earlier this year, Congress held its first hearing on UFOs in over a half century. During the hearing, lawmakers questioned Pentagon officials for more information about sightings of UFOs, with many lawmakers voicing criticism about a lack of transparency surrounding the issue.
Another nuke-sniffing plane joins Offutt fleet
Offutt will receive three refurbished tankers-turned-nuclear reconnaissance planes in the next year.
By Steve Liewer
BAE Systems, Embraer team up to pursue Saudi Arabia tactical airlift contract
The companies opened the second day of the Farnborough air show in England July 19 by announcing they had signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue a potential deal with Saudi Arabia for the Embraer’s C-390 tactical airlift twin jet.
General Dynamics IT wins $908 million Air Force networks contract in Europe
The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity deal has a five-year base period with one three-year option available, according to the company.
South Korea records successful maiden flight test of its KF-21 fighter jet
The test puts South Korea on the map as the world’s eighth country to have developed supersonic fighter jets, 20 years after former president Daejung Kim ordered the development of a Korean fighter.
By Daehan Lee