Category: Notizie Estero
Exercise Enduring Lightning III
Israel and the U.S. Air Force carried out their third joint exercise involving their F-35A fighters on Oct. 12. The press release said the exercise involves the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and Israel’s 116th Squadron. F-16Is from 115th Squadron played the aggressor role. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Airfield construction underway at Wake Island
The U.S. military is carrying out major contructions for airfield facilities on Wake Island. Construction began in March 2020 and is slated for completion by spring 2021. New aprons and shoulders with rigid pavement are being added at Taxiway Bravo. Construction is also underway for the existing airfield Hot Cargo Pad. Once completed, the island […]
Afghan MD 530Fs getting ballistic-tolerant crashworthy fuel systems
MD Helicopters was awarded a $6.1 million contract to retrofit 18 legacy Afghan Air Force MD 530F helicopters with ballistic-tolerant crashworthy fuel systems (CWFS). By Staff Sgt. Perry Aston (USAF) (dvidshub.net) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The 59-gallon tank is compliant to MIL-DTL-27422. The retrofit will be carried out in Afghanistan. The press release also […]
HUD footage from J-10 that crashed in Guilin last month
A J-10 fighter from the PLAAF crashed in Guilin on Sept. 4 and the HUD footage from the jet has been released on TV yesterday. The jet was flown by Wang Jiandong with 2,100 flying hours. The aircraft had a bird strike which took out the engine. Wang attempted to return the fighter, #635, back […]
