Category: Notizie Estero
Six B-52s from Minot AFB deployed to Europe
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 […]
NASA takes delivery of F414 engine destined for X-59
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 […]
301st Fighter Wing performed “missing man” formation flyover to honor F-16 program founder
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 […]
Initial test of F-35 CMDx completed
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 […]
