B-1B Lancers return to Indo-Pacific for bomber task force deployment
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DefenceTalkJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region May 1 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Andersen Air Base, Guam. Four bombers and approximately 200 Airmen from the 9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to support Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-1b-lancers-return-to-indo-pacific-for-bomber-task-force-deployment-75380/
Northrop Grumman to rapidly develop net-centric gateway
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DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation is rapidly working on developing and fielding a gatewayONE prototype, an open system enabling translation and communication across platforms, in support of the Advanced Battle Management family of Systems (ABMS). Under the contract, awarded by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s C3I and Networks Directorate, Northrop Grumman is providing engineering, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-to-rapidly-develop-net-centric-gateway-75367/
USAF commissioned RAND Space Launch Market Report released
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DefenceTalkLast summer, the Department of the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise requested a RAND Corp. study of the heavy lift launch market. The RAND study confirms the heavy lift launch market is unlikely to support more than two U.S. launch providers in the long term, and highlights the short term schedule […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-commissioned-rand-space-launch-market-report-released-75321/
US, Japan Bomber-fighter Integration Demonstrates Dynamic Force Employment
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DefenceTalkJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM: In demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flew from the continental United States and integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan April 22. The B-1, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-japan-bomber-fighter-integration-demonstrates-dynamic-force-employment-75238/
Jolly Green II helicopter taken to extremes in trials
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DefenceTalkEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: An HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, completed a month-long trial of extremes inside the McKinley Climatic Lab April 2. The Sikorsky test aircraft endured real temperatures ranging from 120 degrees to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as 45 mph winds coupled with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jolly-green-ii-helicopter-taken-to-extremes-in-trials-75133/
Space Force identifies USAF missions for transfer to newest service
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DefenceTalkIn a significant step that enhances the U.S. Space Force’s capabilities and development, the Department of the Air Force has identified 23 U.S. Air Force organizations whose space-related missions will soon transfer to the Space Force. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, in conjunction with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/space-force-identifies-usaf-missions-for-transfer-to-newest-service-75033/
Israeli, US Air Force F-35s in First Joint Training in Israel
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DefenceTalkYesterday, (Sunday), the “Enduring Lightning” exercise in southern Israel – joint training between Israeli “Adir” (F-35I) aircraft from the IAF’s 140 squadron (“Golden Eagle”), alongside F-35 aircraft operated by the USAF’s (United States Air Force) 34th Fighter Squadron, has come to an end. The IAF’s 122 squadron (“Nahshon”), which operates the “Nahshon” (Gulfstream G-500) Control […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-us-air-force-f-35s-in-first-joint-training-in-israel-75015/
Uncorrected Design Flaws, Cyber-Vulnerabilities, and Unreliability Plague the F-35 Program
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DefenceTalkAs the F-35 program limps toward the end of its much-delayed operational testing period and subsequent full-rate production decision, unanswered questions about its combat effectiveness and suitability for service within the fleet remain. The Pentagon weapons testing office’s 2019 annual report, released earlier this year, paints a picture of an incompletely designed and vulnerable aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uncorrected-design-flaws-cyber-vulnerabilities-and-unreliability-plague-the-f-35-program-74969/
Air Force researchers developing wearable agent detector to improve aircraft maintainer safety
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DefenceTalkWhen faced with eminent danger, no one has to think twice about what to do next. Get away from it! But what if you are in a confined space and maybe not even aware of the danger? That’s a very real possibility faced daily by maintenance technicians every time they go to work inside an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-force-researchers-developing-wearable-agent-detector-to-improve-aircraft-maintainer-safety-74933/
AFRL and industry team demo first ever 200-LB thrust class low-cost engine
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DefenceTalkThe Air Force Research Laboratory working with Northrop Grumman and Technical Directions Inc. (TDI) recently tested a first-of-its-kind, low-cost turbojet engine under the low-cost cruise missile program known as Gray Wolf. The TDI-J85 engine underwent a successful flight test campaign culminating in multiple inflight engine starts and operation at high altitude. The engine met performance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afrl-and-industry-team-demo-first-ever-200-lb-thrust-class-low-cost-engine-74885/