Month: January 2023

Spangdahlem’s F-16s Deploy To Kadena As Temporary F-15 Replacement

[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, arrives at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac) The Europe-based upgraded F-16s will join Kadena’s remaining F-15s and the F-22s deployed there from Alaska. A month …

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HH-60W Performs First Combat CASEVAC During Maiden Deployment To Africa

[ad_1] File photo of a U.S. Pararescueman preparing to move a simulated casualty to a HH-60W combat rescue helicopter during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) exercise while his teammates secure the perimeter at an undisclosed Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility, Dec 8, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns) …

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Up Close And Personal With The One And Only Kawasaki EC-1 Electronic Warfare Aircraft

[ad_1] The only Kawasaki EC-1 at Iruma AB, Japan. (Image credit: Misael Ocasio Hernandez) Japan Air Self-Defense Force EC-1 Electronic Warfare operations at Iruma Air Base. The Kawasaki C-1 is a twin-engine military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). Developed beginning in 1966 with production …

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Here’s Our First Look At A British Supplied Sea King Helicopter In Ukrainian Service

[ad_1] Former British military Sea King in Ukrainian service (Frames from Oleksiy Reznikov’s video) First British Sea King helicopter has been delivered and received Ukrainian markings. The Ukrainian Navy has received the first WS-61 Sea King helicopter supplied by the UK. The video, providing a first look at the former Royal Navy helicopter sporting Ukrainian …

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U.S. Air Force And Navy Aggressors Receive Upgraded F-16Cs From Air National Guard

[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from Dannelly Field, Air National Guard Base, taxis into a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2023. The replacement F-16 aircraft offers enhanced capabilities to replicate more advanced threats and provide more realistic training to pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class …

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Ukrainian Super Puma Helicopter Crash Near Kyiv Kills 18, Including Ukraine’s Ministry Of Interior

[ad_1] File photo of the Ukrainian H-225 involved in the crash on Jan. 18, 2023. (Image credit: Ukraine’s MoI) The helicopter crashed near a kindergarten killing the Ministry, part of his team, and three children. A Ukrainian H-225 Super Puma helicopter has crashed at 08:20AM LT on Jan. 18, 2023, in Brovary, an eastern suburb …

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Development Of An Active Flow Control X-Plane For DARPA Progresses

[ad_1] The DARPA X Plane concept. (DARPA) DARPA wants to develop and fly a demonstrator aircraft that does not use external mechanical flight controls. Aurora plans to fly an X-Plane in 2025. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), that serves as the central research and development organization of the U.S. Department of Defense, is moving …

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Iran To Get Russian Su-35S Fighter Jets In Three Months

[ad_1] A Sukhoi Su-35S (Image credit: Dmitry Terekhov/Wiki) The Su-35S aircraft are part of a major package that will also include air defence systems, missile systems and helicopters. Iran will eventually receive Russian Su-35S Flanker-E jets as part of an agreement with Moscow, an Iranian parliamentarian told according to the Iranian semi-official Tasnim News Agency. …

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F-15EX Fires Air-to-Air Missiles From New Weapon Stations For The First Time

[ad_1] Flying locally over the Gulf of Mexico, two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft launched missiles from their new weapon stations, known as Stations 1 and 9, here Nov. 29. (Courtesy photo – U.S. Air Force) Both AIM-120 and AIM-9 missiles were test fired from the new outer wing weapon stations which increase the payload of …

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F-35 Flies For The First Time With Technology Refresh 3 Upgrades

[ad_1] An F-35A, in flight above the Mojave Desert in California, January 6, 2023. A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (Courtesy photo – F-35 JPO) The aircraft passed the Functional Test …

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