US Air Force Deploys First Permanently Based F-35A Fighters to Misawa Air Base Aviation News – The U.S. Air Force has stationed its first permanently based F-35A Lightning II jets at Misawa Air Base in Japan, marking a major modernization step in the region. The arrival of four F-35A Lightning II aircraft on March 28, 2026, signals the beginning of the transition for the 35th Fighter Wing from the aging F-16 Fighting Falcon to fifth-generation capabilities, strengthening the U.S.

#F35 #USAirForce #MisawaAirBase #FighterJets #MilitaryAviation #StealthFighter #IndoPacific #DefenseNews #AirPower #Aviation

US KC-135 Aircraft Reportedly Destroyed in Strike on Saudi Air Base Aviation News – Newly released satellite imagery indicates that three US KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft may have been destroyed at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, marking a potentially significant escalation in the Iran-US air war and raising concerns over the resilience of American airpower logistics in the region. Commercial satellite images published on March 27 appear to confirm a previously disputed Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base near Al-Kharj.

#KC135 #USAirForce #IranUSConflict #SaudiArabia #MilitaryAviation #AirRefueling #DefenseNews #MiddleEastTensions #SatelliteImagery #AirPower

Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Mar 26, 26] Season 4 E11: Building Storm - Defense & Aerospace Report China is racing to build a completely modern air force, with many new aircraft being revealed in the last year and a half, and factories and bases popping up. How big is the challenge? We get answers ...

Building Storm: China is racing to build a modern air force, with many new aircraft being revealed in the last 18 months and factories and bases popping up. The Mitchell Institute’s Mike “JDAM” Dahm joins us to scope the challenge. Plus #airpower headlines. Powered by GE!

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Saab Unveils First Brazil-Made Gripen E Fighter A 2014 deal with Brazil covers the development and production of 36 Gripen fighters, including 28 Gripen E and eight Gripen F.

Saab Unveils First Brazil-Made Gripen E Fighter

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#GripenE #Saab #BrazilAirForce #Embraer #FighterJet #DefenseNews #MilitaryAviation #BrazilDefense #SwedenBrazil #AirPower

Saab Unveils First Brazil-Made Gripen E Fighter A 2014 deal with Brazil covers the development and production of 36 Gripen fighters, including 28 Gripen E and eight Gripen F.

Saab Unveils First Brazil-Made Gripen E Fighter

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Saab Unveils First Brazil-Made Gripen E Fighter A 2014 deal with Brazil covers the development and production of 36 Gripen fighters, including 28 Gripen E and eight Gripen F.

Saab Unveils First Brazil-Made Gripen E Fighter

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#GripenE #Saab #BrazilAirForce #Embraer #FighterJet #DefenseNews #MilitaryAviation #BrazilDefense #SwedenBrazil #AirPower

The IAF’s crisis isn’t about one crash—it’s systemic. Low serviceability, aging fleets, and production flaws are shrinking real combat power. Air superiority demands more than numbers—it demands reliability.
#IAF #AirPower #DefenseAnalysis
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The Air Force Is Not Aging. It Is Choosing. How the Air Force funds new aircraft and then decides not to buy them

“Average fleet age” sounds precise. It isn’t.

The argument confuses a budgeting outcome with a readiness problem.

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#Defense #Airpower #Acquisition

First Netherlands F-35 Deployment to Japan for Trilateral Exercise with U.S., Japan Drills at Misawa Air Base focus on interoperability as regional tensions, technology controls shape cooperation

First Netherlands F-35 Deployment to Japan for Trilateral Exercise with U.S., Japan

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#F35 #NetherlandsAirForce #JapanDefense #USMilitary #MisawaAirBase #IndoPacific #MilitaryExercise #DefenseNews #SouthChinaSea #SemiconductorWar #ChinaUS #Geopolitics #AirPower

Dutch Air Force Joins First-Ever F-35 Exercise in Japan with US and Japanese Forces Aviation News – The Royal Netherlands Air Force has deployed to Japan for the first time, joining US and Japanese forces in a major F-35 exercise aimed at strengthening joint operations in the Indo-Pacific. The deployment sees the Netherlands contribute five F-35 fighter jets and an A330 tanker aircraft to the exercise, known as Kazaguruma Guardian, held at Misawa Air Base.

#F35 #DutchAirForce #KazagurumaGuardian #MilitaryExercise #IndoPacific #AirPower #DefenseCooperation #USJapanNetherlands #MisawaAirBase #GlobalSecurity

From Balloons to Drones Air Power throughout the Ages

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High-speed combat drone production starts at new US Anduril plant in days Anduril Industries will begin building its new loyal wingman drones in the coming days at a new facility in Ohio.

This is where air warfare is heading. Not just pilots in jets, but teams of manned aircraft and AI-driven “wingmen” working together. Build them faster, cheaper, and in numbers, and you change the whole equation of air power. #DroneWarfare #AirPower #DefenseTech
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WARDEN’S FIVE RINGS AND REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN Colonel John Warden’s "Five Rings" model predicts that targeting a state's leadership can trigger regime collapse. US and Israeli decapitation strikes in Iran follow this model, but Jacob Stoil thinks...

Why hasn't #airpower destabilized #Iran? What can be done to make regime change possible in the #IranWar‌? What does this have to do with strategic theory? For answers check out my latest publication.

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Mar 19, 26] Season 4 E10 Mind Kaboom - Defense & Aerospace Report Operation Epic Fury continues targeting Iran, principally with airpower. This week, we get the strategist’s view from former Air Force planning chief LtGen Clint “Q” Hinote, and it’s a mind-blowing do...

Operation #EpicFury continues targeting Iran. We get the strategist’s view from former
USAF planning chief LtGen Clint “Q” Hinote, and it’s mind-blowing. Getting humans out of the autonomy loop. Next-war
tech. The value of decapitation. + #airpower headlines. Powered
by GE!

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Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft Japan conducts first public flight of standoff electronic warfare aircraft designed to disrupt enemy radar systems from distance

Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft

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#KawasakiEC2 #ElectronicWarfare #JASDF #JapanDefense #MilitaryAviation #EWAircraft #AESA #DefenseTechnology #AirPower #FlightTest

Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft Japan conducts first public flight of standoff electronic warfare aircraft designed to disrupt enemy radar systems from distance

Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft

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#KawasakiEC2 #ElectronicWarfare #JASDF #JapanDefense #MilitaryAviation #EWAircraft #AESA #DefenseTechnology #AirPower #FlightTest

Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft Japan conducts first public flight of standoff electronic warfare aircraft designed to disrupt enemy radar systems from distance

Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft

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#KawasakiEC2 #ElectronicWarfare #JASDF #JapanDefense #MilitaryAviation #EWAircraft #AESA #DefenseTechnology #AirPower #FlightTest

Ukraine Hits Russian Aircraft Production Plant Deep Inside Russia Aviation News – Ukraine’s military has targeted two Russian aviation facilities, including a key production site operated by United Aircraft Corporation, in a long-range strike aimed at disrupting military transport aircraft production. According to Ukraine’s General Staff, the attack on the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk took place on March 16, alongside another strike in the Novgorod region. The Aviastar facility is a major industrial asset within Russia’s aerospace sector, producing…

#UkraineWar #RussiaUkraine #AviationNews #MilitaryAviation #Airpower #DefenseNews #UkrainianArmy #RussianMilitary #Geopolitics #WarUpdate

US hits Iran missile sites near Hormuz - Yes Punjab News US strikes Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz under Operation Epic Fury, escalating maritime tensions and security risks.

US hits Iran missile sites near Hormuz yespunjab.com?p=229626

#OperationEpicFury #USIran #StraitOfHormuz #CENTCOM #MiddleEast #NavalSecurity #MissileStrikes #IRGC #GlobalOil #Geopolitics #USNavy #AirPower #DefenseNews #BreakingNews

Balancing high-end missile defence with low-cost interceptors for drones is shaping the future of #airpower

🎙️ Dr Sophy Antrobus MBE (@fasikcl.bsky.social) joins @shashj.bsky.social(@economist.com) and hosts @paulmason.bsky.social and @starychsam.bsky.social

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7/11
#6 Air power does not win wars alone. Pape (1996) studied every major air campaign from 1917 to 1991. Conclusion: tactical air superiority does not automatically produce strategic outcomes or political capitulation.
#Airpower #Bombing #MilitaryDoctrine #StrategicStudies

Opération «Fureur épique»: un premier bilan désastreux - Le Temps CHRONIQUE. Alors que la guerre israélo-américaine entre dans sa troisième semaine, le doute s’installe sur ses objectifs et ses résultats, jusque chez les opposants les plus résolus au régime iranien....

« Opération Fureur » : bilan épique ou désastre annoncé ? Les choix militaires secouent déjà les stratégies et l’aviation militaire moderne.
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#Space #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #DefenseTech #AirPower #Hypersonic

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« Opération Fureur » : bilan épique ou désastre annoncé ? Les choix militaires secouent déjà les stratégies et l’aviation militaire moderne.
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Guerre au Moyen-Orient : l'aviation israélienne largue des tracts sur Beyrouth et sème la panique Le largage de tracts pour appeler la population à soutenir Israël dans ses opérations est une tactique qui a également été utilisée à Gaza. Les imprimés rédigés en arabe exhortent à «désarmer le Hezbo...

L’aviation israélienne largue des tracts sur Beyrouth. Une guerre psychologique venue du ciel qui rappelle que l’air reste un champ de bataille.
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#Space #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #AirPower #PsychologicalOps #DefenseTech

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L’aviation israélienne largue des tracts sur Beyrouth. Une guerre psychologique venue du ciel qui rappelle que l’air reste un champ de bataille.
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Why Air Power Alone Can’t Win in Iran Almost two weeks into the U.S.–Israeli air campaign against Iran, the operational results appear significant.

#airpower #iran #UnitedStates #war #bombing #strategy #nationalsecurity #foreignpolicy

voteinorout on Instagram: "#GenGrynkewich highlights that attacks on civilians often strengthen their resolve, as seen in #Ukraine and during the London Blitz in WWII. #History #AirPower⁠ ⁠ In a recent statement, Gen Grynkewich noted, "Anytime you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve." He compared the current situation in Ukraine to the British response during WWII, emphasizing the resilience shown by civilians under attack.⁠ —⁠ ⁠ U.S. Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General Alexus Grynkewich during a hearing today: What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve. 3/12/26 Follow @meidastouch for more.⁠ ⁠ Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson" 325 likes, 17 comments - voteinorout on March 14, 2026: "#GenGrynkewich highlights that attacks on civilians often strengthen their resolve, as seen in #Ukraine and during the London Blitz in WWII. #History #AirPower⁠ ⁠ In a recent statement, Gen Grynkewich noted, "Anytime you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve." He compared the current situation in Ukraine to the British response during WWII, emphasizing the resilience shown by civilians under attack.⁠ —⁠ ⁠ U.S. Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General Alexus Grynkewich during a hearing today: What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve. 3/12/26 Follow @meidastouch for more.⁠ ⁠ Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".

#GenGrynkewich highlights that attacks on civilians often strengthen their resolve, as seen in #Ukraine and during the London Blitz in WWII. #History #AirPower⁠
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In a recent statement, Gen Grynkewich noted, "Anytime you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just harden...

US General says attacking civilian populations just makes them more determined to keep fighting.

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#NATO #Airpower #Ukraine #Warfare #Resolution

Refueling Loss Raises Operational Questions as U.S. Air Campaign Over Iran Expands A U.S. military aerial refueling aircraft has crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations tied to the ongoing war with

A U.S. refueling tanker crash in Iraq is raising new operational concerns as Washington sustains high-tempo air operations during the expanding conflict with Iran.

#IranWar #USMilitary #KC135 #AirPower #SecurityNews

F‑35 Failure: Prestige Without Power Why America’s Aircraft Doctrine Is Fundamentally Flawed Compared to Missiles and Drones

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The F‑35 Failure shows America’s airpower doctrine collapsing under the weight of cost and vulnerability. Missiles, drones, and hypersonics from Russia, China, India, and Iran prove decisive. Prestige without power.
#F35Failure #Airpower #Hypersonics #Geopolitics