Six U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived Aug. 22, 2020, at RAF Fairford, England for a long planned training mission, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs has announced. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver “B-52s are […]
Two General Electric F414-GE-100 engines for NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft have been delivered to Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base. Photo: NASA There it will be checked out and inspected before it is transported to nearby Palmdale for eventual installation into the experimental aircraft. This new variant was derived from […]
The 457th Fighter Squadron, 301st Fighter Wing, performed a “missing man” formation flyover at the memorial ceremony of POW and F-16 =program founder Brig. Gen. Lyle Cameron on Aug. 7, 2020 at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Cameron was director of the Prototype Program Office in 1971. He oversaw the Lightweight Fighter program which lead […]
Two RNLAF and two U.S. F-35s recently successfully tested the CMDx, which allows multi-national force of F-35s to share common operating picture. By sharing the data, coalition air component commanders can operate a mixture of F-35s regardless of variant or nationality. Additionally, because CMDx operates from the same data source, situational awareness and combat identification […]
The Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic team is preparing to depart Kamloops Airport, three months after the fatal crash of a CT-114 from the team. Airport manager Ed Ratuski says the jets are expected to leave next week but the plan is changing day-to-day. Snowbirds public affairs officer Lt. Becky Major said there are “still things that […]