Monthly Archive: Luglio 2020

Overconfidence lead to loss of RQ-4 in 2018

A U.S. Air Force RQ-4, #09-2041, was lost on Jun. 26, 2018 during a ferry flight to the Middle East. Crash investigators found that the RQ-4 community, and specifically the 69th Reconnaissance Group at Grand Forks, had “overconfidence” in operating the unmanned aircraft. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres While the main […]
Space X Launches South Korean Military Satellite

Space X Launches South Korean Military Satellite

On Monday, July 20 at 5:00 p.m., SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the ANASIS-II mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Falcon 9’s first stage previously launched Crew Dragon to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Do…

India to Receive First Five Rafale Fighters on July 29

India to Receive First Five Rafale Fighters on July 29

The first batch of five Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale is likely to arrive in India by end July 2020. The aircraft will be inducted at Air Force Station Ambala on 29 July subject to weather.

No media coverage is planned on arrival. The final induction ceremony will take place in second half of Au…

US Combat Aviation Brigade Prepares to Deploy to Middle East

US Combat Aviation Brigade Prepares to Deploy to Middle East

Despite challenges presented by COVID-19, soldiers with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade mobilized from their home stations to Fort Hood, Texas, to prepare for their deployment to the Middle East.

The 28th ECAB is preparing for deployment and is ta…

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