November 10, 2022 Military Aviation News

F-35s hit an Iranian shipment of surface-to-surface missiles

11/10/2022

Israeli F-35 fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on an Iranian convoy that night. The convoy traveled from Iraq to Syria. The Syrian government claims the convoy was only transporting fuel. However, Iraqi sources claim that in addition to fuel, there were containers of weapons.

How airmen perform the fine art of arming F-16 fighter jets with deadly weapons

11/10/2022

An Air Force jet is a complicated machine that takes an entire symphony of specialists working in concert to keep it ready for a mission. With regards to combat aircraft, one group of airmen puts their blood, sweat, and tears into making sure that when an aircrew member presses the pickle button, the right weapon comes off the rails in the nick of time.

China Unveils ‘NGAD Rival’ 6th-Gen Fighter Concept; Military Expert Says Maiden Flight Possible By 2026

11/10/2022

China’s aerospace industry is known to be pursuing a sixth-generation fighter jet program. In September, the chief of the US Air Combat Command (ACC), General Mark Kelly, said that China is “on track” to produce a sixth-generation fighter while asserting the need for the US to field its next-generation fighter before China does.

India’s fifth-generation combat aircraft programme has to succeed if it wants be part of the big league

11/10/2022

A ‘whole of nation’ vision and approach will be required. Spelling out clear end-states, timelines and regular path-line reviews would be important. The time to act is now, lest it is too late.

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