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Dec- 2023 -

5 December

Air

USAF Trying to Make ‘Franken-Bird’ Jet From Two Damaged F-35s

F-35 maintenance experts are undertaking the “seemingly impossible task” of “stitching together” two severely damaged F-35A Lightning II fighters into a single, operational aircraft.

5 December

Arctic

Rojoef Manuel

UK, Norway Practice Cold Weather Survival in the Arctic

The UK Royal Air Force and Norwegian counterparts have trained their cold weather survival skills above the Arctic Circle.

Nov- 2023 -

21 November

Air

An F-35A Lightning II lands at Ebbing Air National Guard Base as part of a two-ship training event between Ebbing and Eglin Air Force Base on October 17, 2023. The pilots, Col. Charles Schuck, 33rd Operations Group Commander, and Lt. Col. Alex “Tuna” Turner, 33rd Fighter Wing Ebbing Project Officer, flew from Eglin to Ebbing Air National Guard Base to hone skills in support of Agile Combat Employment (ACE), a key operating concept for the U.S. Air Force in an increasingly contested global environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Sherlock)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Boosts Pilot Training at Base Ebbing

The US Air Force has invested $500 million to expand military pilot training at the Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas.

21 November

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Turkey Plans to Buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoons as Interim Solution

Turkey plans to buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoons as an option to the unobtainable F-35s, defense minister Yasar Guler said last week.

Sep- 2023 -

29 September

Air

A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle taxis as another F-15E during a no-notice agile combat employment exercise

Juster Domingo

USAF Conducts No-Notice Combat Employment Exercise in Japan

The US Air Force has conducted a no-notice agile combat employment exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan to test the base's ability to quickly mobilize units.

27 September

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Czech Republic to Buy 24 US-Made F-35 Fighter Jets

The Czech Republic will buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jets, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters.

27 September

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

Northrop Clinches $705M F-35 Air-to-Ground Missile Deal

Northrop Grumman has received a $705-million contract to supply new air-to-ground missiles for US Air Force F-35 combat jets.

26 September

Air

Joe Saballa

Only 55% of US F-35s ‘Mission Capable:’ GAO

The US Government Accountability Office has found that only a little more than half of the country’s F-35 fighter jets were “mission capable” as of March 2023.

25 September

Air