STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Air Force names first ‘loyal wingman’ drones ‘Vengeance’ and ‘Fury’ | Stars and Stripes
The Air Force plans to order 1,000 of the uncrewed aircraft, with 150 flying by the end of the decade and 500 by 2032.
STRIPES (Seth Robson) - New F-35As join F-16s for firepower display at Air Force range in Japan | Stars and Stripes
The Air Force put Misawa Air Base’s new F-35A Lightning IIs through their paces alongside the F-16s they are replacing.
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AF (Master Sgt. AJ Hyatt) - 90th Fighter Squadron captain receives 2025 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach presented the 2025 Koren Kolligian, Jr. Trophy to Capt. Michael Cloninger during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 8.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - Asia’s ‘NATO’? Why Japan Is Flying Jet Fighters to India for the First Time
CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham joined a Taiwan Talks panel to discuss multinational exercises including...
CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham joined a Taiwan Talks panel to discuss multinational exercises including Orient Shield by US allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. “In Exercise Veer Guardian, Japanese F-2 fighter jets are deploying to India for the first time as part of four overlapping multinational exercises including Orient Shield by US allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Tokyo will also be training with Australia, South Korea, Canada and New Zealand in a series of increasingly complex drills designed to strengthen interoperability and regional deterrence. With an increasing number of these layered mini-alliances forming and rehearsing, is this a deliberate strategy by the US and Japan to create a new allied model of defense?…Open
STRIPES (Janiqua Robinson) - Marine Corps F-35Bs replace Hornets in Japan under unit deployment program | Stars and Stripes
F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for training with U.S. and allied forces throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
STRIPES (Svetlana Shkolnikova) - Navy failed to address pilot brain injury risks, House panel says | Stars and Stripes
A new report says the Navy failed to address concerns that aviators suffered brain injuries from the physical stress of flying fighter jets.
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Air Force fighter fleet too small and old, congressional researchers report | Stars and Stripes
The Air Force has failed to meet a mandate for a minimum number of fighter planes, a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service said.
STRIPES (Stars and Stripes Brie...) - Airmen from 158th Fighter Wing return home from deployment as part of Operation Epic Fury | Stars and Stripes
Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing received a warm welcome home Sunday after a deployment to the Middle East.
STRIPES (John Vandiver) - Russian reconnaissance plane’s flight triggers stepped-up air defense for Poland | Stars and Stripes
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian II-20 flying over the Baltic Sea in the vicinity of the country, and a similar incident happened earlier in the week.