We mark some of the most notable national fleet retirements recorded since we published our last World Air Forces directory.
Once combined, our selection of deleted entries – which cover eight aircraft types, drawn from all six of our directory role categories – total some 257 airframes.
The US Mitchell Institute contends that the US Air Force (USAF) needs a new generation of precision-guided munitions (PGMs) to effectively deter and fight major powers such as China and Russia.
Mark Kelly, the four-star general in charge of Air Combat Command, says the USAF currently does not have enough multi-role fighter squadrons to meet the missions it has been assigned.
The pair were awarded a US Air Force contract to build the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, a scramjet-powered munition capable of Mach 5 flight.
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When Cindy Wong was studying for a university degree in psychology in Australia, she did not know what she would end up doing with it – there was certainly no burning desire to become a psychologist.
