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US Air Force: Is Diversified Weapons Investing Really the Way to Go?

January 2, 2023

The “divest to invest” plan of the US Air Force is too risky. The US Air Force has started to phase out aging aircraft in order to fund new replacements. View More ›

SOFREP No Comments Air Force, Aviation, Expert Analysis, North America
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Why Russia Cannot Obtain Air Superiority in Ukraine

October 22, 2022

Size Isn’t Everything Despite having the second largest Air Force on the planet, the Russians cannot, and will not, gain air superiority in Ukraine. This fact has played a massive View More ›

SOFREP No Comments Air Force, Expert Analysis, Featured, Ukraine, Weapons
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India Will Move Away From Russian Weapons, Grounds All Their MiG-21s Following Fatal Crash

September 19, 2022

The times of India reports that India has grounded its remaining fleet of Russian-made MiG-21s after another fatal crash that claimed the lives of two pilots on a training mission. View More ›

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The Bargain Bin War; Air Force May Unload the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Ukraine

September 14, 2022

Just about 10 days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall stated that he was “not aware of any current plan, or even discussion of a current plan View More ›

SOFREP No Comments Air Force, Expert Analysis, Foreign Policy, Military, Russia, Ukraine
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The Bargain Bin War; Air Force May Unload the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Ukraine

September 12, 2022 First Lt. Micha Stoddard, flying the lead aircraft, and his wingman, Capt. Casey Peasley, fly their A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in an echelon formation March 26, 2014, enroute from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to their home base in Boise, Idaho. The crews performed an in-air refueling with a Utah National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker after the air combat exercise Green Flag East. Stoddard and Peasley are assigned to the 190th Fighter Squadron. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur/Released

Just about 10 days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall stated that he was “not aware of any current plan, or even discussion of a current plan View More ›

SOFREP No Comments Air Force, Expert Analysis, Foreign Policy, Military, Russia, Ukraine
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HiJENKS Missile: Bold Innovation From US Navy and Air Force Labs

July 25, 2022 Northrop SM-62 Snark, Hill Aerospace Museum. (Source: Wilson44691, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

The newest innovation of High-Powered Joint Electromagnetic Non-Kinetic Strike Weapon, or HiJENKS, is a gamechanger on the battlefield which employs microwave technology to shoot down an opponent’s electronic systems. The culminating View More ›

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Exclusive: Air Force Lt Gen David Deptula on Establishing a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine

April 21, 2022

(Editor’s note: Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, President Zelensky has all but begged for NATO and the US to establish a No-Fly Zone over his country’s airspace View More ›

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B-1Bs Are Getting Much-Needed ECM Updates

February 8, 2022

B-1 bombers, B-1B, will soon have new eyes in the backs of their heads. Northrop Grumman and the USAF have signed a contract to update the aging AN/ALQ-161A defensive countermeasures View More ›

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Israeli Airstrike on Port in Syria Causes “Massive Damage”

January 12, 2022

An Israeli airstrike in the Syrian port of Latakia during the early hours of Tuesday morning hit the port’s container facility in the second attack on the port this month. View More ›

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Report: Israeli Airstrikes Targeted Syrian Chemical Weapons Facilities

January 11, 2022

As SOFREP.com has reported repeatedly during the Syrian Civil War, the Israeli Air Force has conducted hundreds of airstrikes in Syria, mainly targeting Iranian troops, as well as their proxy View More ›

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