Military

The Arctic exercise of surface attack, air interdiction, and close air support scenarios comes as Sweden is set to join NATO.

The safety stand-down of all ANG helicopter units comes days after a Mississippi National Guard AH-64 crash kills two soldiers.

During the trials, the aircraft’s electronics and instrumentation are evaluated in temperatures ranging from 110 degrees to minus-25 degrees Fahrenheit.

An AH-64 Delta Apache standardization instructor pilot and a maintenance test pilot are killed during a training flight mishap.

The new acquisition approach builds upon lessons learned in the ongoing war in Ukraine, British defense officials said.

The long-range heavy bomber takes part in a strategic deterrence mission aimed at reinforcing the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, DOD said.

Delivery of the small unmanned aerial systems will begin in the spring.

The aircraft is the first of Norway’s four C-130J-30s to be retrofitted by Lockheed Martin with Block 8.1 upgrades.

The unmanned carrier-based refueling drone will now go through ‘rigorous airframe integrity evaluation,’ the company said.

The news comes as a potential timeline begins to emerge for when Ukraine might also receive its first fighter jets.