RAF Marham played host last week to visiting Air Crew from France as they take part in a bilateral agreement training detachment. The 2 Mirage aircraft from Nancy Airbase in France flew into RAF Marham on Tuesday evening after participating in the first of their training sorties. The French aircraft conducted a sortie over the … Dowiedz się więcej
A life size mock-up of the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter will be one of the exciting exhibits at the Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show at Point Cook on 1-2 March. Australia has committed to 14 F-35A aircraft, initially planned for RAAF Base Williamtown. Up to a further 58 F-35A’s (to total 72) will be considered as part of Phase … Dowiedz się więcej
A No. 37 Squadron C-130J Hercules transport aircraft and its crew recently took advantage of the Northern winter, conducting Cold Weather Training in Canada. The purpose of this training was to expose maintenance and aircrew personnel to operating their aircraft in cold weather conditions, conducting tasks that would be otherwise simple in more temperate climates. … Dowiedz się więcej
The Navy’s Infrared Search and Track (IRST), a passive, long-range sensor that searches for and detects heat sources, successfully completed its first flight aboard an F/A-18 Super Hornet on Feb. 11, from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The system can simultaneously track multiple targets and provide a highly effective air-to-air targeting capability, even when encountering … Dowiedz się więcej
In February 2004, the first F-16I (known as „Sufa”, Hebrew for „Storm”) planes landed in Israel and have since made history: large-scale military operations, rich technology and diverse tasks in defending the skies of Israel. In honor of the first decade anniversary, IAF Site brings its readers five facts about the cutting edge of the … Dowiedz się więcej
Missile maintainers from the 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron successfully removed and installed a new reentry system at an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch facility here Feb. 7. Staff Sgt. Damarr Jones, the 341st MMXS missile maintenance team chief, led a five-person missile maintenance team that completed the installation of the new reentry system. He said his … Dowiedz się więcej