07/02/2016: F-35B making its first transatlantic flight. Three F-35’s flew from MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina and landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. They were assisted by two KC-10’s. Footage courtesy of Cpl. Brian Burdett: 6/29/16
07/02/2016: F-35B Lightning IIs depart from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 29. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 pilots and maintainers are traveling to the United Kingdom to support the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough International Airshow. Personnel and equipment from both the U.S. Marine Corps and the…
2016-06-26 By Robbin Laird Last April, I had the chance to talk with Air Commodore Smyth about the coming of the F-35 to RAF Marham. And just down the road from Marham is RAF Lakenheath where the USAF will operate its UK-based F-35s. Flying the same aircraft in the same airspace…
2016-07-01 By Robbin Laird At the recently held Trade Media Brief 2016 in Munich, Stephan Miegel, head of Military Aircraft Services for Airbus Defence and Space provided an overview on the company’s approach to services and support to military combat systems. At the same time, an article appeared in National…
2016-06-30 By Guy Martin Airbus Helicopters has just completed the first test firing of its new HForce helicopter weapons suite and plans to have the system qualified by the end of next year. The company unveiled HForce in February, after launching the program in April 2014. HForce has been selected…
2016-06-30 By Robbin Laird During the Trade Media Brief 2016 meetings in Munich, Germany held on June 20 and 21, 2016, Miguel Ángel Morell, head of operations at Airbus Military. Formerly, he was head of Engineering and Technology at Airbus Military. His brief highlighted innovations rooted in upgrades and the evolution…
2016-06-29 By Guy Martin This year Mali will receive a single C295 and Egypt will take delivery of the remaining three of 24 examples it has on order, according to Airbus officials, who believe Africa is a key market for the tactical airlifter. Airbus announced in February that Mali would…
2016-06-29 By Garth McLennan Ever since its emergence as a global military, economic, and cultural superpower after the Second World War, the United States has sought to service its geopolitical imperatives by building an international order for the world that is structured around defined rules and norms. Nowhere has this…
