Category: Notizie Estero
VAW-126 fully qualified to do aerial refueling
VAW-126 is now qualified to receive aerial refueling for their E-2D airborne early warning aircraft. The unit has trained more than 10 pilots on aerial refueling with help from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 and the private-operated Omega 707 tanker this month. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Watch two Russian Su-27s cutting into the path of a B-52
At approximately 11:19 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2020, two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber that was conducting routine operations over the Black sea in international waters. The Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times […]
Greece getting 18 Rafales, 8 are free from France
Greek newspaper Parapolitika reports that Greece will be getting 18 Rafale fighters. By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons The report says a preliminary agreement for the acquisition has been reached. Ten of these fighters will be the F3-R variant built from scratch while the other 8 jets […]
Black Hawk from 160th SOAR crashes, two killed
The U.S. military says a Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has crashed on San Clemente Island on Aug. 27. Two soldiers were killed and three injured. For more information, hit the Source below Source
B-2 pilots are using the overseas mobile operations center for first time while deployed to Diego Garcia
393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is using a overseas mobile operations center for the first time while the unit is deployed to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. The mobile operations center enables the 393rd EBS to establish a fully functioning mission planning and monitoring facility on any airfield the B-2 can operate from, Pacific Air Forces […]
