The U.S. Air Force has close down its Weapons School F-15C Weapons Instructor Course this month. Course 21-B flew its final flight on Dec. 8 at Nellis Air Force Base.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told military personnel during a review at Camp Asaka on Nov. 27 that the country will consider enemy base strike option when Japan revises its foreign and security policies.
Bloomberg news has seen a Pentagon testing report dated Sept. 28 for the VH-92A Marine One helicopter. The report says the helicopter is not effective for “contingency operation mission,” which means the rotor craft cannot be used during an emergency.
The U.S. Air Force has carried out wind tunnel testing of directed energy system turret earlier this year.
A directed energy (DE) system turret is positioned on a sting in the 4-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base for testing by the Aerodynamics Test Branch of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, March 5, 2021. Aero-optical wind tunnel testing of a DE system is a new capability for AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Jill Pickett)(The appearance of a glow from a laser was simulated for this photo.)
Andersen Air Force Base commander Brig. Gen. Jeremy Sloane told reporters on Aug. 1 that the British Carrier Strike Group will be heading to Guam.
FULL UK CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ASSEMBLED FOR FIRST TIME The full UK Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time during Group Exercise 2020 on 4th October. Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leads a flotilla of destroyers and frigates from the UK, US and the Netherlands, together with two Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. It is the most powerful task force assembled by any European Navy in almost 20 years.
Photo: Royal Navy