The first of April, a day known for pranks and jokes, is being held today throughout the world. While for civilians the day is marked mainly with surprises, jokes, and light natured attitude, the IAF took it a bit more seriously. Surprise in battle is part and parcel of every engagement, and the ability to … Dowiedz się więcej
Engineers from Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Engineering and Scientist Development Program (ESDP) and Propulsion and Power Engineering Department learn about General Electric’s (GE) engineering practices at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. March 26. GE representatives explained the company’s preliminary design and architecture process, life management strategy, safety program and quality assurance process. NAVAIR … Dowiedz się więcej
In establishing a partnership with the U.S. Army, the Air-to-Air Missiles Program office, PMA-259 is supporting an unorthodox, yet successful way to launch an air-to-air missile from the ground. PMA-259’s test team arrived in China Lake, California last week to support an Army launch demonstration where an AIM-9X interceptor was employed against a UAS flying … Dowiedz się więcej
Seventy-three years ago, 80 men achieved the unimaginable when they took off from an aircraft carrier on a top secret mission to bomb Japan. These men, led by Lt. Col. James H. „Jimmy” Doolittle, came to be known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. In recognition of their outstanding heroism, valor, skill and service to the … Dowiedz się więcej
The 56th Fighter Wing officially began training new F-35 pilots today when the first student, Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, flew the wing’s first training sortie. Luke has a long and storied history of training fighter pilots. Advanced flight training in the AT-6 began at Luke in 1941 and by 1944 pilots … Dowiedz się więcej
This Easter, our family activities cast the spotlight on our impressive Lancaster aircraft, which towers above visitors in our AirSpace exhibition. In a series of lively talks led by our costumed interpreter, we’ll share with you the amazing story of 617 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command, and the creation of the famous bouncing bomb. You’ll hear … Dowiedz się więcej