A U.S. Army and Boeing [NYSE: BA] team completed the first flight of the first of four Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) Engineering, Manufacturing and Development aircraft on May 22. The aircraft was in the air for more than four hours and completed all first-flight test objectives, including evaluation of aerodynamic handling … Dowiedz się więcej
The Air Force announced today it expects to declare F-35A Lightning II initial operation capability in December 2016. The announcement was included in a joint report detailing service-specific IOC requirements and dates for each of the F-35 variants that was delivered to Congress today. „The Air Force has spent the last six months looking at … Dowiedz się więcej
Air Force officials announced May 29 they are consolidating depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The depot maintenance work is currently split between the Ogden ALC and the Lockheed facility in Palmdale, Calif. „Palmdale has made a storied contribution to aviation and while … Dowiedz się więcej
The IAF’s premier Academy located at Dundigal, Hyderabad on 31 May 2013 witnessed the unveiling of Pilatus PC 7 Mk II by the honorable Raksha Rajya Mantri, Shri Jitendra Singh thereby formally inducting the aircraft into the service. Three PC-7 MK II aircraft got airborne in a vic formation led by Group Captain RS Nandedkar … Dowiedz się więcej
Alenia Aermacchi and the Italian Air Force celebrate today the AMX 200,000 flying hours, a total of which includes both operational and test flight hours (2,200) since 1984, the date of the first flight of the prototype of the tactical support aircraft jointly developed by the then Aeritalia (46,5%), Aermacchi (23,8%) and the Brazilian Embraer … Dowiedz się więcej
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® facility in Palmdale, Calif., performed maintenance on one of just two C-5C Galaxy aircraft in the world in May 2013. The C-5C features more cargo capacity than A & and B models due to removal of the entire passenger compartment. Each of the two C-5C aircraft is assigned to Travis … Dowiedz się więcej