Global for Monday, September 16, 2024

• AC-130J lands at Kirtland as US Air Force streamlines gunship training
• Pentagon to oversee $3 billion effort to strengthen microchip supply
• Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone
• Leonardo plans upgrades for its UK operations, as leaders meet
• New Zealand Air Force receives first Super Hercules cargo plane
• Personnel shortages may force US Air Force pilots to fly non-fighters
• US Air Force plans to bed down 25 F-35s in FY26, report says
• Anduril unveils modular, high-production Barracuda cruise missiles
• Air Force’s ChatGPT-like AI pilot draws 80K users in initial months
• How the Air Force averted a major flaw in its drone wingmen approach