The CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter has recently entered Full Rate Production (FRP) following a decision review by the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition.
The U.S. Air Force sent two KC-46A aerial refueling tankers to the Pacific Ocean to support a Bomber Task Force mission from Dec. 17-18. It was the first operational long-endurance flight for the Boeing aircraft.
A Chinese carrier strike group has been conducting military drills in the western Pacific, simulating attacks on Japan’s Nansei Islands, according to the Yomiuri, citing Chinese government sources.