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 by Ed Adamczyk Washington DC (UPI) Jul 21, 2021
F-16 fighter planes and District of Columbia Air National Guard members arrived in Saudi Arabia this week to reinforce defenses of the Prince Sultan Air Base, according to the U.S. Air Force. A contingent of planes and personnel of the DCANG's 113th Wing joined the U.S. Air Force 378th Air Expeditionary Wing to "reinforce PSAB's defensive capabilities, provide operational depth, and support U.S. Central Command operations," a U.S. Air Forces Central statement on Tuesday said. The D.C. unit is known as the "Capital Guardians," and provides domestic operations capabilities in support of the District of Columbia. "Our wing has a fairly unique mission," Maj. Jaresha Obey, 121st Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron commander said in a press release. "Even at home station [in the District of Columbia] we provide an unrivaled 24/7 Aerospace Control Alert force to protect the Capital region and the Eastern seaboard. This requires us to keep our jets ready to go at a moment's notice to defend our nation's skies," Obey said. Earlier this year, the 378th AEW trained with the U.S. Army and Royal Saudi Air Force in the joint exercise Desert Mirage II. The two-day event involved F-16C Fighting Falcon, F-15E/SA, Pilatus PC-21, Saab E-2000 and Panavia Tornado planes working with U.S. Army ADA Ground Control Interceptors to neutralize simulated inbound air threats such as unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles. "We utilized a live-fly event to further develop our bi-lateral Defensive Counter Air and Integrated Defense Design, tactics, techniques and procedures," Maj. John Cox, 378th AEW plans and programs chief, said in a press release at the time.
Russia unveils stealth fighter jet to compete with F-35s Zhukovsky, Russia (AFP) July 20, 2021 Russia on Tuesday unveiled its new Sukhoi stealth fighter jet designed to compete with the US F-35 and capable of striking six targets simultaneously. Dubbed "The Checkmate", the plane was first shown to a reportedly "pleased" President Vladimir Putin before the launch at a biennial airshow outside Moscow. Reports first surfaced that the jet was being manufactured in May last year. According to the launch video it was developed "in record time". Few details had previously emerged about ... read more
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