US Air Force Global Strike tests unarmed Minuteman III ICMB missile
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A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test […]
US tests pilotless combat jets controlled from another aircraft
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The US Navy and Boeing announced Monday they had flown two fighter jets in exercises under the control of a third jet nearby, proving that multiple pilotless combat missions can be run from a separate aircraft. In experimental tests late last year at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station southeast of Washington, the Navy and […]
Multiservice exercise Patriot Palm enhances joint operability
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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii: A team of Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, trained in rapid response deployment scenarios during exercise Patriot Palm with joint-service members from the Marines, Coast Guard, Army and FBI Jan. 27-30 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. One of the key players in the exercise […]
F-16 maintenance discovery changes Air Force training standard
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The Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Wing Aircraft Structural Maintenance and Non-Destructive Inspection section made a significant finding on the F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft that has led to a fleet-wide investigation. “Even the most minor cracks in an aircraft structure, ones that are not even visible to the naked eye, can cause extensive damage and […]
Total-force aviators take flight during Sentry Aloha 20-1
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: More than 1,000 personnel from the U.S. Air Force’s active, national guard and reserve components participated in the decade’s first Sentry Aloha exercise Jan. 8-22, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The air-to-air combat exercise, designated as Sentry Aloha 20-1, is hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard and designed to […]
Raytheon to help US Air Force modernize missile warning architecture
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New system will fuse dozens of data sources for the military Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will help the U.S. Air Force modernize its missile warning architecture with a new system that will collect and fuse data from an array of sensors to provide a comprehensive picture of launch activity under a 5-year, $197 million contract. […]
US Air Force E-11A plane crashed in Afghanistan
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A US Air Force E-11A plane crashed in Taliban-held territory in south-west Afghanistan. The initial reports indicated it was an Afghan Ariana passenger plane that crashed in Ghazni province with 83 people on board, but late the state-owned Afghan Ariana rejected the report and said in a statement that all their flights have been conducted […]
US Air Force uses VR solutions for modern C-130 training
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LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE: With technology constantly changing, the Air Force is actively seeking innovative methods to train today’s Airmen with tomorrow’s technology. The Air Force is committed to world-class training for Airmen by preventing stagnation in education through constant innovation to meet the needs of a new generation through a continuum of learning. […]
New Version of CMV-22B Osprey Successfully Completes First Flight
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The first CMV-22B Osprey, built by Boeing and Bell Textron Inc. completed first flight operations at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center. The CMV-22B is the latest variant of the tiltrotor fleet, joining the MV-22 and CV-22 used by the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Navy will use the CMV-22B to replace the […]
US Air Force Tests New Rotor Design for F-35 Engine
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ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE: The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine has returned to Arnold Engineering Development Complex for another round of testing, with a fresh engine component the focus of the latest efforts. The F135, which powers the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, is currently undergoing testing in one of the Sea Level Test Cells at […]