The Israeli Defense Ministry (IDM) announced on 02 July 2023 that it has committed to purchasing 25 F-35 fighter jets from the United States. The deal increases the size of Israel’s F-35 fleet by fifty-percent.
During an attempted coup of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin's government, forces of the Wagner Group shot down a high-value Russian IL-22M airborne command post aircraft outside the town of Bugaevka, killing the aircraft’s crew and destroying the aircraft utterly. In a subsequent report on the occurrence, the U.K. Defense Ministry set forth the aircraft's loss is likely to have a negative impact on Russian air and land operations.
A U.S. Air Force spokesman set forth the service is investigating the cause of a June 2023 in-flight mechanical irregularity aboard one of its F-35A fighters. The pilot of the stricken fifth-generation, Lockheed-Martin fighter jet opted to return to Arizona’s Luke Air Force Base (LUF) where he landed safely and stood by while USAF maintenance personnel attempted to troubleshoot the $80-million aircraft—so stated 56th Fighter Wing spokesman Sean Clements on Wednesday, 28 June.
Moody AFB, Gowen ANGB will Replace Thunderbolts with Lightnings, Falcons
The Department of the Air Force named two new aircraft assignments for some of its frontline fighters, with Moody AFB in Georgia set to receive active-duty F-35As, and Gowen Field ANGB of Idaho to transition to the F-16. Moody AFB will begin accepting 2 squadrons of F-35A Lightning IIs in 2027, which will require base personnel to swell by about 500 personnel.
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