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By   Theresa Hitchens on May 12, 2021 at 6:05 PM The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program envisions different types of drones teamed with a sixth-generation fighter. Northrop Grumman image. WASHINGTON: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown says the service is seriously considering building a fighter fleet with more drones than piloted aircraft. In response to my question during today’s McAleese defense conference about whether he sees the balance of piloted and uninhabited combat aircraft shifting toward drones in the future, Brown said simply: “I do.” Such a shift in fleet ...

Fighter wings try a fresh approach to combat maintenance 4 hours ago Airman 1st Class Donald Brudnowski, 55th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, in July 2020. The newly reorganized 55th FGS broke its own record of 1757 sorties without a cancellation due to maintenance issues. (Airman 1st Class Destani Matheny/Air Force) Two Air Force fighter jet wings are the first to try a new approach to maintenance that aims to improve quality of life for the crews that keep the service’s premiere planes r...

For the First Time, F-35s Fighter Jets Take over Baltic Air Policing Missions Our Bureau 564 F-35A fighter Four Italian Air Force F-35A fighter planes landed at Estonia’s Amari Air Base on April 30 to take over the NATO’s BAP (Baltic Air Policing) mission for the first time. It is also the first deployment of Italian F-35As to Estonia. These jets will replace the German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters in rotation. The aircraft belongs to the 13° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 32° Stormo (Wing) from Amendola Air Base, in southeastern Italy, and their deployment to Estonia was supported by a K...

Poland will receive the first of 32 F-35 fighters in January 2026, an air force general announced on Monday.

Nine Lot 16 production F-35As to be delivered in 2023-2024. The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will acquire additional F-35A aircraft for $1.1 billion, manufacturer Lockheed Martin has confirmed, bringing its total to 46. Nine Lot 16 production aircraft will be delivered in 2023-2024, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson told Shephard. They will equip a third RNLAF F-35 squadron. The Netherlands ordered 37 F-35As in 2008 for about $5 billion, with scheduled deliveries between 2014 and 2024. Planned procurement of the additional nine aircraft was announced in October 2019. The Shephard Defence...