Japan’s defense minister flies in F-2B fighter
Japan’s defense minister Tarō Kōno paid a visit to Hyakuri Air Base on Aug. 5 and the Air Self-Defense Force flew him up aboard a F-2B fighter.
Category: Notizie Estero
USAF F-35As in second joint exercise with Israeli F-35s
F-35As from the U.S. Air Force have participated in the second joint exercise with Israeli F-35s on Aug. 2. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick OReilly The training between the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and Israel’s 140th Squadron took place over southern Israel. The fighters were supported by a KC-10 from the 908th […]
Flight testing of JHMCS II on F-16V has started
Flight test of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) II on the F-16V has started, Elbit announced on Aug. 3. Photo: Elbit The JHMCS II is the formal baseline Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) of F-16V and F-16 block 70/72 aircraft. It is manufactured and distributed by Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS), a joint venture […]
Luftwaffe Eurofighter detachment training with RAF contingent in Lithuania has ended
The first ever Luftwaffe Eurofighter training detachment while embedded with a Royal Air Force (RAF) contingent that is deployed to Lithuania as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission has concluded. Photo: Royal Air Force Pilots from RAF Lossiemouth-based 6 Sqn RAF flew with pilots from the German Tactical Fighter Wing 71 Richthofen to […]
Aircrews from Australia, Micronesia and U.S. rescue stranded mariners
A three-person crew of a skiff was rescued after a coordinated search by aircrews from Australia, Micronesia and United States. They had gone missing on Jul. 30 and were stranded on Pikelot Island, 190km west of where they had set off in Pulawat. The men made a SOS message on the beach which was spotted […]
