Three new pilots will join the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, for the 2015 season. The latest recruits include pilots with experience of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Flight Lieutenant Thomas Bould, Flight Lieutenant Michael Bowden and Flight Lieutenant Emmet Cox will begin training with the Red Arrows later this year, ready … Dowiedz się więcej
Storm Shadow missiles are to be fitted to RAF Typhoon fast jets following a £120 million agreement signed. Storm Shadow, which provides long-range air to surface capabilities, is 1 of the most advanced missiles of its kind. It is capable of defeating various targets including bridges, airfields, harbours and parked aircraft. The missiles, produced by … Dowiedz się więcej
Ending its 41-year commitment to a workhorse aircraft, the U.S. Navy retired the last C-9B Skytrain II on June 28 to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group based in Tucson, Arizona. As of January, the Navy had four C-9B aircraft remaining in its inventory — one was retired in February and two … Dowiedz się więcej
he U.S. Navy’s Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 received its fifth E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft July 1 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, becoming the first squadron to be equipped with five of these latest E-2 variants. Each squadron will now be comprised of five E-2D aircraft, instead of the traditional four in … Dowiedz się więcej
RAF Boulmer recently hosted several officers from the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). They were visiting the station to witness first-hand how the School of Aerospace Battle Management (SABM) has developed its procedures and programmes to produce world-class Air Defence specialists. The SABM is the RAF’s centre for training Aerospace Battle Managers and instructs … Dowiedz się więcej
The Artillery-rocket Units for Air Defence, armed with anti-aircraft cannons 40mm L-70 “Bofors”, performed today detachment live fire shooting at ground targets and shooting at air targets. Lieutenant General Jovica Draganic, Deputy Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Serbia, visited the units performing the shootings at the mixed shooting ground “Pasuljanske … Dowiedz się więcej