This iteration of Red Flag is the first to have both the F-35A and F-35B aircraft.
The US Missile Defense Agency conducted an intercept test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) element of the US ballistic missile defence system.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was on a two-day visit to Ukraine during which he reaffirmed the Alliance’s strong political and practical support for Ukraine.
American cruiser USS Hue City and destroyer USS Carney have arrived in Odessa, Ukraine.
The coalition welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s announcement of Iraq’s victory in Mosul and congratulated the Iraqi forces on their remarkable progress.
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met with British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon at the Pentagon to discuss bilateral defence issues.
F-35B jets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 'Wake Island Avengers', 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, have arrived for Exercise Red Flag.
NATO is now fully committed in its role to providing an ‘enhance forward presence’ to deter any Russian aggression. As a result four battle groups have taken up strategic deployments in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $9.6 million contract to produce the Transducer Array/Nose Shell Assembly of the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo.
Italian Eurofighter jets are joining Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jets for joint air policing of allied airspace over Bulgaria.

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