DefenceTalkThe Air Force’s ability to continue building partnerships to meet challenges of future warfare directly involves Airmen and Soldiers who are focused on building partnership capacity throughout the region. As the result of a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Air Warfare Center […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-develops-interoperability-with-uae-61876/

DefenceTalkWhile the big news coming out of the Pentagon today was the closure of U.S. Air Force facilities at RAF Mildenhall, England, the Army will also consolidate or close several facilities in Europe. The Department of Defense announced changes to the U.S. military presence in Europe during a Jan. 8 press conference at the Pentagon. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-to-further-consolidate-footprint-in-europe-61855/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon’s fighter jet F-35 may not be fully operational until 2019 due to a newly discovered computer glitch. The $400 billion ultra-sophisticated jet, the most expensive in US history, was expected to enter service in 2015. F-35 is the fifth generation combat aircraft which is designed in three variations for US Air Force, Navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/computer-glitch-prevents-us-most-advanced-f-35-fighter-jet-from-firing-until-2019-report-61223/

DefenceTalkA feature of aircraft design unchanged for nearly a century may have been twisted into a new shape as a result of a revolutionary new structure being tested in the Mojave Desert. A specially modified Gulfstream III jet successfully took to the skies over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Nov. 6 using shape changing wings […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-tests-will-soon-fly-flapless-wing-design-61016/

DefenceTalkFor the first time the leaders of the multinational F-35-program will meet in Norway. This happens as all nine partner nations in the program assemble in Oslo for their second JSF steering board of 2014. The F-35 Program is expected to deliver around 3,000 aircraft for the nine partner nations as well as several direct […]https://www.defencetalk.com/norway-opens-f-35-summit-to-media-60550/

DefenceTalkU.S. Air Force officials recently removed 82 two-seat F-16D Fighting Falcons from flight status due to the discovery of canopy sill longeron cracks found between the front and rear pilot seats. The cracks were discovered following an immediate action time compliance technical order, or TCTO, to inspect all F-16D due to initial structural cracks discovered […]https://www.defencetalk.com/82-f-16ds-removed-from-flight-status-due-to-longeron-cracks-60364/

DefenceTalkAs the Air Force prepares for new challenges and opportunities of the coming decades, it faces sobering 21st-century realities: global centers of power have become more distributed and the terrorism threat more dispersed. Most importantly, the emerging environment is demonstrating a trend that could prove to be the defining one of current times: the accelerating […]https://www.defencetalk.com/strategic-agility-is-the-future-of-the-air-force-60287/

DefenceTalkThe Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully tested a Raytheon Company (RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon C (JSOW C) against a hardened wall target at the RAAF Woomera Test Range. Launched from an F/A-18F Super Hornet at an operationally representative stand-off range and altitude of 25,000 feet, the JSOW C scored a direct hit. The RAAF […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-australian-air-force-scores-direct-hit-with-jsow-c-60291/

DefenceTalkRecently, POGO reported on the failed attempt to provide C-27A Spartan aircraft to the Afghans in order to fulfill their medium airlift requirements. Now, the successor effort to replace the C-27As with C-130Hs is also experiencing turbulence. Fortunately, after the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) sounded the alarm, a congressional committee has taken […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-efforts-to-stand-up-afghan-air-force-still-falling-down-60275/

DefenceTalkThe first 389th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle received a Radar Modernization Program, or RMP, upgrade here in June. The inaugural flight with the new radar system was flown by Capt. Matthew Riley, a 389th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Maj. Jacob Lindaman, a 389th FS weapon systems officer. “The new radar system does everything faster, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15e-takes-first-flight-with-new-radar-system-60205/