2017-01-28 Red Flag 2017-1 is providing an opportunity to shape concepts of operations for integrated 4th-5th generation combat capabilities to prevail in a contested airspace. Significant ISR and cyber tools are being engaged in the exercise along with new USAF fifth generation capabilities -- both F-35 and F-22 -- along…
02/01/2017: Maintainers from the 179th Airlift Wing jack up a C130H to inspect the landing gear retraction systems. (U.S. Air National Guard). MANSFIELD, OH, UNITED STATES Video by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Harwood and 1st Lt. Paul Stennett:179th Airlift Wing:12/29/2016
02/01/2017: Army Air Forces pilot Capt. Jay Zeamer and his crew piloted their B-17 Flying Fortress -- nicknamed “Old 666” -- on one of the most daring aerial missions of World War II. Sent on a photo reconnaissance mission on June 16, 1943, he and his men fended off 17 enemy…
01/230/2017: In this video provided by All Hands Magazine and published on January 26, 2017, some aspects of the F-35B are highlighted. F-35B from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. As Ed Timperlake put it in an article published in 2012 entitled “strategic deterrence with tactical flexibility:” Every fighter pilot has had or…
2017-01-30 The USMC is the only tiltrotar-enabled assault force in the world. The USS America has been built to facilitate this capability and will be augmented as the F-35B is added to the Ospreys, and helicopters already operating from the ship and as unmanned vehicles become a regular operational element…
01/29/2017: The Australian Defence Force took to the water, land and skies for Australia Day festivities in Sydney. HMAS Canberra was the centerpiece for the 'Salute to Australia' which involves a 21 Gun salute by Army artillery from Bradfield Park and a fly past by aircraft from the Royal Australian Air…
2017-01-24 By Richard Weitz The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has begun acquiring the Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO designation Flanker-E), the best fighter plane now serving in the Russian Air Force. With the deployment of this capability, allies need to strengthen their own capabilities, notably to provide for their…
2017-01-19 By Danny Lam The Canadian Fixed Wing Search & Rescue Aircraft Replacement procurement began in 2010 with the creation of a Statement of Requirements by the National Research Council (NRC). This then resulted in a draft RFP by 2013 and its issuance in 2015, leading to a contract award…
