Category: Notizie Estero

Japan had considered making F-X an unmanned fighter

According to Kyodo News, the Japan Ministry of Defense had considered making the F-X fighter an umanned aircraft. Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense This was to save cost as having an umanned aircaft will result in a smaller aircraft without the need to have a human control it. However, the approach was abandoned after the […]

Upgrades to B-52H could reduce crew size from five to four

A new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar from Raytheon that will be installed on the B-52H bomber might allow the U.S. Air Force to reduce the number of people operating the bomber from five to four. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, director of strategic plans, programs, […]

U.S. Judge bans F-15E and F-15SG aircrews from urban training in Idaho

U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale has ruled that the U.S. Air Force did not carry out a thorough environmental impact statement for training in nine urban centers in Idaho. Those training flights involve the use of two to four F-15E and F-15SG aircrews plus plain-clothed soldiers on the ground to simulate urban combat, the Associated […]
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