A team from the 307th Bomb Wing has partnered with King Crow Studios of Louisiana to come up with a virtual reality procedures trainer for the B-52 bomber. So instead of having the student step into a simulator or the real aircraft to go thru the entire ground procedures checklist, the trainee can now bring […]
A French Army Gazelle helicopter was shot down on Jun. 14, 2019 in Mali. A Tiger attack helicopter landed nearby the wreckage to pick up the downed crew and flew them off to safety. For more information, hit the Source below Source
The Israeli Air Force inaugurated the new 7th Wing into service on Jul. 12. The new wing puts the 669 rescue unit, Shaldag commando unit and Frontal landing unit under a unified command. Oren Rozen / CC BY-SA A intelligence unit and a joint school for Special Forces will be added to the wing at […]
The Philippine Navy intends to arm four of the Shaldag-class patrol boats that it will be acquiring from Israel with the Rafael Spike NLOS missile that has a range of 25km. עודד ברייר מספנות ישראל / CC BY-SA Some of the Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (MPAC) in service with the Philippine Navy already has the shorter-range […]
News reports from Japan says Tokyo is mulling over a plan to share air defense radar information with the Philippines in order to better track Chinese aircraft heading out to the Pacific Ocean. Photo: Japan Ministry of Defense Currently, Japan is able to track Chinese aircraft over the Miyako Straits but if any of those […]