Category: Notizie Estero

A E-2C assigned to VAW-116 struck a captive training AIM-9X on the wing of a F/A-18F during a “hook-skip bolter” on Aug. 23. The U.S. 5th Fleet confirmed the incident and added that the damages to both aircraft were minor. For more information, hit the Source below Source

Georgia announced that it has signed a contract with Israeli firm Rafael to retore and modernized the country’s air defense systems. Photo: Georgian Ministry of Defense No details on the implementation or contract value were disclosed. For more information, hit the Source below Source

The General Atomics Sea Guardian unmanned air vehicles that Taiwan intends to purchase will rely on the ST-2 telecommunications satellite for the uplink back to the ground control station. By U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Up Media says the wiliness of the United States to allow Taiwan to use the […]

Luftwaffe’s A310 MRTT aerial tanker carried out a symbolic refueling mission on Sept. 10 to mark the end of its role as a tanker. Refueling was done with a pair of Tornado fighters from Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33. In future, Luftwaffe fighters will refuel from the A330 MRTT under the Multinational MRTTMulti Role Tanker Transport Unit […]