Pentagon lacks big picture for fighter jet procurement, watchdog saysThe Pentagon plans to spend about $100 billion in the next five years to modernize its tactical aviation fleets.By Rachel S. Cohen5 weeks ago
Around-the-clock NATO air patrols fly to keep Russia at bayNATO has nearly doubled the usual number of military jets on alert across Europe.By Rachel S. Cohen11 months ago
US F-35s and allies conduct air policing operations out of Baltic countriesFootage released by NATO Mar. 2 showed Air Force F-35s conducting flight operations at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania.By Rachel Nostrant11 months ago
US, NATO air forces mobilize as war comes to Europe“The United States set the tone for this type of attack in 1991 in the opening hours of [Operation] Desert Storm,” Air Force Lt. Col. Tyson Wetzel said Wednesday. “It is a methodology that still works today.”By Rachel S. Cohen and Stephen Losey11 months ago
Fighter jet pilots at greater risk of certain cancers, study concludesResearchers recommend that fighter aviators who served during the 35-year span in question talk with their doctor or flight surgeon about the report.By Rachel S. Cohen15 months ago
The F-35 is one step closer to carrying nuclear bombs. What’s next?Some disagree that nuclear-armed fighter jets are still a reliable deterrent in a post-Cold War world.By Rachel S. Cohen15 months ago
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