The 944th Fighter Wing vice commander recently became the 296 person to clock more than 3,000 hours on the F-16. Photo: Master Sgt. Louis Vega Jr. Col. Sean “Double” Rassas started flying the F-16 back in 1998. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Japan will attempt to launch a military communications satellite today that will relay data collected by its optical and radar-imaging reconnaissance satellites. By Naritama (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons This new satellite replaces the Data Relay Test Satellite (DRTS) that was decommissioned in 2017. it has a Laser Utilising Communication System (LUCAS) […]
Embraer delivered the first modernized EMB 145 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control), designated E-99, to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) on Nov. 27. Photo: Embraer Embraer said in the press release that the handover took place at its facility in Gavião Peixoto. Besides the radar, the electronic warfare, command and control and electronic countermeasures […]
The final test firing trial of the Sea Venom/ANL missile was completed Nov. 17 at the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) test site at Ile du Levant. Photo: MBDA The final qualification trial tested the missile’s advanced target discrimination within a complex and cluttered naval scenario, MBDA says. For more information, hit the Source below […]
Helicopters from Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing’s 3rd Helicopter Squadron carried out an exercise with a coastal RBS 15 anti-ship missile unit recently by acting as the airborne sensor for the missiles. For more information, hit the Source below Source