The goal is to facilitate faster decision-making and improve operational efficiency, making ABMS the Air Force’s contribution to the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative. The initiative is part of a broader effort to enable “multi-domain operations,...
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force released footage of the 7th joint strategic patrol between the Chinese and Russian air forces on December 14. The two sides organized and implemented the joint exercise in the airspace over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea....
the Air Force created small command-and-control teams comprised of five to 30 individuals from all the services. The team members were able to oversee the battlespace and direct forces using portable technology, such as hand-held tablets. ...
A Y-20, China's domestically developed large transport aircraft, and J-10 fighter jets from the Bayi Aerobatic Team fly over the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, Aug. 28, 2024. The flight formation is in Egypt for an air show, scheduled from Sept. 3 to 5. (Xinhua/Wang Don...
recently developed Chinese aircraft appearing at the air show is the Y-20, China’s first heavy transporter jet with a maximum takeoff weight of around 200 tons. The plane is being introduced into the People’s Lib...
border stability and national defense, strengthen military-civilian joint planning, task alignment and resource integration in border, sea and air defense, and improve coordination of command and action between the military, police, and civilians to see that they unite as one and make joint efforts...
the Ghostrider, including the addition of small cruise missiles for standoff strikes; an advanced active electronically scanned array radar for improved tracking of ground targets; and a series of communications and networking upgrades to better tie into the joint force’s command-and-control ...
The 377th Air Base Wing is the host unit at Kirtland AFB. It was activated on 1 January 1993, when Air Force Materiel Command assumed responsibility for operating the base from Air Mobility Command. The wing's mission is to conduct nuclear operations; organize, train, equip and deploy ...
The report comes a few hours after explosions were heard in the city of Qahjavarestan, close to Isfahan's International Airport and an air force base. Abdolrahim Mousavi, commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, said the "suspicious flying objects" were intercepted and cause...
The aircraft did not violate South Korean airspace, however South Korea has protested to both China and Russia for the lack of notice about the operations in the KADIZ (Korea ADIZ). TheJapan Air Self Defense Forcealso scrambled its fighters, confirming the presence of two Chinese and two Rus...