Category: Notizie Estero

USAF to retrain WSOs as B-21 pilots

The U.S. Air Force is planning to retrain some of its weapons systems officers (WSO) from the bomber track as pilots for B-21 stealth bomber. Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, 8th Air Force commander, said this will reduce that number of weapons systems officers in the B-1 and B-52 fleet by one-third to a half. […]

RoKAF will not assign new South Korea nickname for its RQ-4

Bucking the trend, the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) will not be assigning a local nickname for the RQ-4. Photo: U.S. State Department Instead, the unmanned air vehicle will still be called Global Hawk. The service had given the nickname “Freedom Knight” to the F-35A last year. Separately, Korea Herald reports that the Tasking, […]

Indonesia rejects U.S. requests for ground support of P-8A

The U.S. government made requests in July and August this year to Indonesia for its P-8A to land and refuel in the South East Asian country but those requests were rejected. Darren Koch (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo personnaly rejected those requests, Reuters reports. For more information, hit […]
USN Super Hornet crashes in Kern County

USN Super Hornet crashes in Kern County

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E flying out of NAS Lemoore has crashed in Kern County on Oct. 20. The pilot ejected safely. Kern County Fire Department said the jet crashed near Highway 14 and Highway 178 in Ridgecrest. For more information, hit the Source below Source
France to Develop New Aircraft Carrier, Next-Gen SSBN: Minister

France to Develop New Aircraft Carrier, Next-Gen SSBN: Minister

PARIS — France will develop and build a new aircraft carrier to enter service in 2038 to replace the Charles de Gaulle now in service, French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced Monday.

In a video speech marking the opening of the Euronaval online exhibition, Parly said “Regarding th…

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