Royal Air Force Squadrons will deploy to the United States in January at the top of their game thanks to Tartan Flag, a training exercise designed to prepare RAF personnel for Exercise Red Flag, the most demanding, challenging and tactically complex air warfighting training anywhere in the world. In the New Year the Typhoon Force … Dowiedz się więcej
British forces have continued to conduct air operations to assist the Iraqi government in its fight against ISIL. Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4s have struck further ISIL targets over the weekend while flying in support of Iraqi ground forces. On Friday, an armed reconnaissance patrol of GR4s investigated a reported ISIL position near Rawa … Dowiedz się więcej
The Navy’s infrared search and track (IRST) system received Milestone C acquisition approval Dec. 2, authorizing low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the sensor pod. Approved by Vice Admiral Paul Grosklags, Principal Military Deputy for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition), LRIP authorization provides the Navy’s IRST program with the six pods … Dowiedz się więcej
It was the end of an era when five of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) CT-4E Airtrainers took to the skies over Manawatu and Whanganui for a final farewell flyover today. Flying in close formation, the CT-4Es have been a familiar sight in the regions’ skies since the model was introduced at RNZAF … Dowiedz się więcej
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s season of ice flights has kicked off with the first C-130 arriving at Pegasus Airfield in Antarctica last night. The aircraft was carrying 30 passengers and 12,850 lbs of freight. The RNZAF ice flights contribute to the Antarctica New Zealand and United States Antarctic Programme Joint Logistics Pool, ensuring … Dowiedz się więcej
A new tracking system for „Heron 1” and „Hermes 450” UAV models is entering final developing stages. The advanced system is capable of extracting a broad range of data such as flight speed and altitude, weather conditions, flight path, methods of operation and mission cancellation. The main new feature of the system is its ability … Dowiedz się więcej