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U.S. begins flying Japanese non-lethal military aid to Ukraine

A U.S. Air Force cargo jet began shipping on Wednesday helmets and other non-lethal military kit donated by Japan to Ukraine, marking the first time an American aircraft has carried Japanese Self Defense Force gear to another country.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Eyeing Ukraine, neutral Switzerland mulls defence boost

The heads of the U.S. and Swiss air forces stressed the need for Western countries to strengthen security cooperation at an event on Tuesday that highlighted neutral Switzerland's increasingly assertive role in world affairs.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

Air Force officers sue over religious exemption denials

A dozen U.S. Air Force officers have filed a lawsuit against the federal government after the military denied their religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in church shooting

The U.S. Air Force has been ordered to pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims’ families for a deadly shooting at a Texas church

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

L3Harris Secures $750M IDIQ Contract From US Marine Corps

L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:LHX) has secured a competitive 10-year, $750 million single-award IDIQ contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems. The L3Harris Falcon IV family of manpack and handheld radios selected by the USMC have been broadly adopted by the U.S. Army, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S.…

Benzinga · Jan 28, 2022

$12 billion deal may bring hundreds of Qatar, US Air Force members to Idaho base

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Air Force may soon bring 170 members of Qatar’s air force to live on the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. They would be coming to learn to fly the newest model of the F-15 fighter jet specially modified for the Persian Gulf state.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2022