The first HH-60W helicopter for Kirtland Air Force Base arrived at the base on Dec. 17. The rotorcraft will be assigned to 58th Special Operations Wing. Photo by: James Fisher Detachment 2 of the 58th Operations Group will operate the new helicopter. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Kyodo News reports that Japanese defense officials are considering the option of installing new long-range standoff attack missiles on the two new Aegis warships to be built. 海上自衛隊, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Yomuiri Shimbun says the range of the new indigenous missiles will be around 1,000 km. For more information, hit the Source […]
The AC-130W Stinger II is conducting air operations over Somalia under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation OCTAVE QUARTZ. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. DOD personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa. For more information, hit the Source below Source
L3Harris has won a $496 million Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract to further develop the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) for the U.S. Navy. Photo: NAVAIR The company will produce eight operational prototype pods and four test pods for the EA-18G. For more information, hit the Source below Source
A CH-47F assigned to the 101st Airborne Division supporting Atlantic Resolve in Germany was flying over a ridgeline over Germany when the crew witnessed a car accident below and quickly landed so that the flight surgeon on board the helicopter can render first aid to the driver. For more information, hit the Source below Source
A Mirage F1 belonging to Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has arrived at Tyndall Air Force Base on Dec. 14. The company has been contracted by the U.S. Air Force to provide adversarial air live training to F-22 and F-35 pilots at the base. A total of six aircraft will be based there eventually. For […]