From 'Air & Space Forces Magazine': A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., have arrived in the Middle East, as the U.S. has rushed airpower to the region following the surprise Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 Their exact location was not immedia...

From 'Defense One': B-21 starts engine tests as bomber preps for first flight Engine tests have begun on the B-21 Raider, the Air Force stealth bomber slated for first flight later this year. The engine runs are part of B-21 ground tests at planemaker Northrop Grumman’s facility in Palmdale, Califor...

From 'Reuters': Aug 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones struck targets in at least six regions deep within Russia on Wednesday, including an airfield where they destroyed military transport planes, in one of the broadest volleys yet of Kyiv's campaign to turn the tables on Moscow. In northern Russia, mo...

A bit late but it's worth noting that the Iranians held an exercise (Fadaeian Velyat-11) at the end of July: The Iranian air force began an annual air force drill on July 23, a week after the United States announced it was deploying additional assets around the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s...

From 'Breaking Defense': JERSUALEM — Though Israeli lawmakers today passed the first key legislation related to a controversial judicial overhaul, the vote took place amid a backdrop of vocal, widespread domestic protests that have spread into Israel’s military reservist ranks, alarming senior Israe...

Also links in with this:

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(USS Bataan ARG Deployment 2023)

From 'Military Times': WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. The Pentagon said Monday that the USS Thomas Hudner, a destroyer, and a nu...

From 'Space.com': NASA's supersonic plane has moved closer to the runway in preparation for its debut flight. New photos show the X-59 supersonic plane parked on the flight line at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The plane was moved from its construction site to the f...

I'm about half way through f-4 Phantom: A pilot's story, and it is very good so thanks forum. I wonder though is there a memoir from a Vietnam Phantom pilot that anyone can recommend? These two are both pretty good: The Phantom Vietnam War: An F-4 Pilot's Combat over Laos (David R. 'Buff' Honodel) ...

From 'The Drive/The War Zone': Three Demonstrators Now Part Of Next Gen Air Dominance Fighter Program: Report The competition to provide the U.S. Air Force with its Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, stealth sixth-generation crewed tactical jet is reportedly down to two prime contractors or tea...

To be published by Key at the end of June:

A-10 Thunderbolt II: The Complete Guide to the Warthog [Bookazine]

https://shop.keypublishing.com/collecti ... hunderbolt

Perhaps the key take-out is the last line of the first paragraph in the 'War Zone' article:

Ambitious in its scope, it’s unclear exactly how much of the program will be fiscally feasible.

Hadn't heard about this before! From 'The War Zone': The U.K. Royal Navy has revealed details of its intention to fit its two aircraft carriers with assisted launch systems and recovery gear, enabling operations by a variety of fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft and, potentially, also conventional takeoff...

From 'Air Force Times'/'Associated Press': BEIJING — Beijing responded Wednesday to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet’s dangerous interception of an U.S Air Force reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea by demanding an end to such flight...

Worth a watch: https://www.airforcetimes.com/flashpoints/china/2023/05/30/video-shows-chinese-fighter-jet-flying-close-to-us-aircraft/ The U.S. military said Tuesday [May 30th] that a Chinese fighter jet flew aggressively close to a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, forcing the ...

Interesting how the article suggests it (164058) is ex Pax River (maybe it was just for a short while) but actually appears to be ex VMFAT-101 (Miramar). P. Yes, I think that might be a mistake in the official NASA release. Key Aero reports it as ex-USMC: The dual-seat fighter (ex-USMC BuNo 164058 ...

This was several days ago but still worth a mention: An F/A-18 aircraft received from the U.S. Navy in 2021 has been rejuvenated, had its NASA colors added, and is close to flight certification at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, in Edwards, California. Thanks to the U.S. Air Force Corrosion...

There's a brief report here:

https://www.edrmagazine.eu/lima-2023

but it only goes so far. Then it looks as if you have to be a subscriber.

From AFGSC's official twitter account (May 22nd): The #B2 #Spirit returned to full flying ops today after a deliberate safety pause, during which the maintainers & aircrew at @Whiteman_AFB who enable/operate the bomber kept full mission readiness, ready to launch if tasked. https://twitter.com/AFGlo...

Throwback to Day Two of LIMA 2023

We bring you the highlights of the day to recall and enjoy once again for those who attended that day.

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