Category: Notizie Estero
B-52H tests AGM-86B at Minot AFB
A B-52H bomber assigned to Minot Air Force Base took off with AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) in order to verify that the bomber could supply the required voltage levels to the missile’s interface with the W80-1 nuclear bomb.
Iraqi F-16 fleet in shambles?
Cathy Otten of Iraq Oil Report says the Iraqi Air Force’s F-16 fleet is in shambles due to corruptions and deteriorating security relationship with the United States. Photo: Lockheed Martin In over a dozen interviews with Iraq Oil Report, Iraqi officials and U.S. contractors detailed several criminal schemes and failures of oversight at the Balad […]
Japan to reconsider cancellation of RQ-4 purchase
Japan is said to be reconsidering the option of canceling its purchase of 3 RQ-4 Block 30i unmanned air vehicles. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres The decision was triggered by the U.S. Air Force’s proposal to retire all 21 of its Global Hawk Block 30 aircraft in the Fiscal Year 2021 […]
Export numbers for Su-35 inadvertently disclosed
A chart shown to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu during his visit to Komsomolsk-on-Amur (KnAAZ) aircraft plant has disclosed the export orders for the Su-35. According to the chart, 22 Su-35 are to be delivered this year to a foreign customer with another 8 aircraft next year. This order is likely for Egypt. Starting from […]
