Category: Notizie Estero
AMC to start KC-46 Weapons Instructor Course
A KC-46 Weapons Instructor Course is being established by the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command. U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner / Public domain The command will work with U.S. Air Force Weapons School and Air Combat Command to modify the current KC-135 Weapons Instructor Course syllabus to include the KC-46. Teaching will […]
Chile opts for modest upgrade for its F-16 fleet
Chile’s F-16 fleet has been cleared for a modernization program by the U.S. government. Announced on Jul. 23, the Foreign Military Sale package is worth approximately $634 million. Ministério da Defesa / CC BY Those F-16s will be getting the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) and Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint […]
Watch 19th Airlift Wing and 317th Airlift Wing carried out largest C-130J formation flight
The 19th Airlift Wing and the 317th Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force carried out the largest C-130J formation flight on Jul. 14. All 24 cargo planes were airborne in support of a Joint Forcible Entry exercise over Dyess Air Force Base and Big Bend, Texas. To reach this feat, almost all J-model C-130s […]
USAF issues RFI for new maritime strike weapon
The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information for a new maritime strike weapon. DARPA photo / Public domain The service wants input from the industry in order to do a trade space analysis. Interested parties have until Sept. 30 to submit their proposals. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Taiwan’s Hai Chien 2 missile system faces delays
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) is under pressure from the military to complete the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation of its Hai Chien 2 anti-air missile by this year. The navy wants to start limited production of the missile from March next year so that the Tuo Chiang-class corvettes can have […]
