December 28, 2022 Military Aviation News

Air National Guard Maintainers Innovate C-17 Platform

12/28/2022

The thundering of hammers and wrenches echoed throughout an ordinarily calm aircraft hangar on Dec. 21, 2022, as a $1.5 million National Guard Bureau investment was pieced together at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, NY, home of the 105th Airlift Wing and its nine C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.

Strategic Bombers: Still Relevant?

12/28/2022

Strategic bombers are designed for deep penetration missions into enemy airspace to destroy high-value targets in order to significantly degrade the opponent’s warfighting capability and will. While the term “strategic bomber” is often used synonymously with nuclear armed bomber, conventionally armed aircraft are equally capable of striking strategically significant targets deep within enemy territory.

Pentagon Grounds Some 'Higher-Risk' F-35 Fighter Jets After Hover Crash

12/28/2022

The Pentagon and United States F-35 Joint Program Office — the government's implementing agency for the production of F-35 aircraft — have reportedly grounded a "small number" of "higher-risk" F-35 aircraft until at least January. Tuesday's news comes nearly two weeks after a Dec. 15 hover crash of F-35B aircraft, reportedly brought on by propulsion system issues.

Another Fighter Jet Goes Down While Attempting To Combat A ‘Cheap’ Suicide Drone? Comes After Ukraine Lost MiG-29 To Shahed-136

12/28/2022

The South Korean military scrambled fighter jets, attack helicopters, and other assets on December 26 in response to the first North Korean drone infiltration across the border in five years. One of these assets was a light attack aircraft, which crashed immediately after takeoff.

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