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November 2, 2023   A report on the controversial close air support-focused flyoff between the A-10C Warthog and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter that took place between 2018 and 2019 has finally emerged. The declassified review, which was only completed last year and has been essentially buried until now, is heavily redacted and raises more questions than it provides answers in many areas. However, it does still offer valuable details that have not previously been made public even as the U.S. Air Force looks to retire the last of the Warthogs no later than the end of the decade. You can read our full analysis of the report in this article.    Meanwhile, the U.S. Air Force says an unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was "safely terminated" over the Pacific Ocean after an unspecified "anomaly" occurred during a recent, routine test launch. A delegation from South Korea also observed this particular test, in line with a new bilateral strategic cooperation agreement the country signed with the United States earlier this year. There are no clear indications as of yet as to what might have led to the Minuteman III’s failure. However, the potential for failure is one of the central reasons why the Air Force routinely tests the missiles.     Reporting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas can be found daily at The War Zone. We are also continuing our rolling coverage of the conflict in Ukraine as it develops. Make sure to check out highlights of all our coverage from the last week below.    -- Oliver Parken The War Zone

 

Must Read Articles

 

Inadequate U.S. Patriot Missile Force Size Highlighted By Middle East Crisis   There are not enough Patriot batteries to go around, especially if a crisis in the Pacific were to break out.

 

Why Some Israeli AH-64 Apaches Have A Big Belly Bulge   The hard-worked Israeli Air Force AH-64 fleet is unlike any other, with major alterations and enhancements unique to the IAF.

 

B-1B Bombers Just Made Historic Visit To Turkey   As relations between Turkey and Israel reach a new low, a pair of B-1B Lancer bombers touched down in Turkey.

 

Plans For More Destructive B61 Nuclear Bomb Unveiled   The Pentagon says it needs the B61-13 bomb to help hold certain underground hardened targets and large area ones at risk.

 

Does Israel Really Have 'Sponge Bombs' For Sealing Tunnels?   A portable system capable of rapidly sealing up tunnels without blowing them up would be major boon for Israeli forces operating in Gaza.

 

Su-27 Absolutely Dwarfs All Jets Around It At Its New Home   The comparative image taken at the USAF's sprawling museum serves as yet another reminder of just how giant the Su-27 Flanker truly is.

 

Chinese Flanker's “Unsafe” Intercept Seen From B-52’s Sniper Pod   For the Pentagon, the latest incident is part of a worrying pattern of “unprofessional” conduct by Chinese fighter pilots.       From the Archive

 

An Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And Japan   Grumman and Shin Meiwa worked together to propose an aircraft that combined aspects of a jet-powered flying-boat with an air cushion vehicle.       Hot Shots

 

An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while the ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean, October 25, 2023.

 

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Melkonyan fires an M240B machine gun while conducting Range 410A at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, September 12, 2023.

 

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, conduct a tactical road march with Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Combined Resolve 24-01 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) near Hohenfels, Germany, October 22, 2023.