Three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron supported a test as part of the QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration on Aug. 26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin) The U.S. Air Force is exploring ways to achieve more lethality with air-launched weapons …
Read More »USAF Investigating Afghan Civilian Deaths During C-17 Taking off From Kabul
As we have shared with you earlier the shocking video that shows desperate afghans who clung to the USAF C-17 Globemaster transport plane falling from the sky. Now according to the latest reports, the Air Force is investigating the events that led to a C-17 taking off with civilians …
Read More »Reach 871: U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Flight That Evacuated 640 Afghans From Kabul
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III safely evacuated some 640 Afghans from Kabul. The C-17, using the call sign Reach 871, was not intending to take on such a large load, but panicked Afghans who had been cleared to evacuate pulled themselves onto the C-17’s half-open ramp. Instead …
Read More »U.S. Air Force To Develop Digital F-16 Fighting Falcon
Capt. Michael Terry, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, prepares to launch at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 9, 2020. Photo by Senior Airman Noah Sudolcan The U.S. Air Force plans to make a digital replica of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, in an effort to improve the sustainment and …
Read More »USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft Suffered Runway Excursion In Finland
The U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker air tanker, which participated in the Arctic Challenge Exercise 21 – Credits: Ilmavoimat U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, air refueling plane suffered a runway excursion after landing at Rovaniemi Airport, Finland. No one was injured. According to Lentoposti news, the aircraft stopped 150m past …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Pilots Using DCS World Video Game To Train
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Pat Pearce, 355th Training Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II student pilot, trains on a virtual reality simulator at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens) The U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Warthog pilots are now using …
Read More »U.S. Sent More B-52 Bombers To Support Troops Withdrawal From Afghanistan
A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrives May 4, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin) The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that it deployed two more B-52H Stratofortress at Al …
Read More »USAF B-1B Bomber Suffered Serious Engine Damage On Historic Norway Deployment
Three B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron fly in formation over Ørland Air Force Station, Norway, in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment, Feb. 22, 2021. The B-1 is a highly-versatile, supersonic, multi-mission weapon system that carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Report Features Concept Art Of NGAD Program
The new Next Generation Air Dominance artwork. (Image credit: USAF) The U.S. Air Force has published its biennial report for acquisition last that features the concept art of NGAD program. The concept art for the Next Generation Air Dominance can be found on page 28. According to the U.S. Air …
Read More »USAF C-17 Airlifter Catches Fire on Runway At The Joint Base Charleston
A USAF 437th Airlift Wing Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, performing flight RCH351 (callsign “Reach 351”), experienced a fire in the main lefthand wheel bay, probably due to overheated brakes, after landing at Joint Base Charleston (CHS/KCHS), North Charleston, South Carolina. On 9 April 2021, a C-17A mishap occured at Joint …
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