A U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter that was taking part in a practice flight over Bucharest, Romania was forced to make an emergency landing on Jul. 15.
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Nigeria’s six A-29s are on their way home
The first six Nigerian Air Force A-29s have left the United States on Jul. 14 for home.
Photo: Embraer
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MQ-9 cleared for Automatic Takeoff and Landing; ready for ACE operations
The MQ-9 in service with the U.S. Air Force has carried out an Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) test and the drone is now cleared for Agile Combat Employment operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Sanchez
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India about to buy 100 F404 turbofan engines for Tejas
Negotiations by India to buy 100 General Electric F404 turbofan engines for the Tejas Mk1A fighter are about to be completed, new reports from India say.
Photo: PIB
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38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade will fire Patriot missile in Australia this week
The U.S. Army’s 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade will fire a Patriot missile in Australia during exercise Talisman Sabre on Jul. 16.
The Fire Control Platoon conducted bilateral operations through a joint command post. Information was fed to both Patriot Engagement Controls Station ECS and Chu-SAM (Fire Control Platoon) in the bilateral CP where both unit command teams exercise the capabilities to deconflict the shared airspace between each unit. OS 21-2 focuses on developing and refining the JGSDF and U.S. Army multi-domain and cross-domain operations through a field training exercise.
Orient Shield is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.
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