It’s official, the . Air Force Secretary Michael Donley announced today that Luke AFB has been chosen as the location of the Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II pilot training center.
Military aircraft
Boeing builds C-17 for India
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today in Long Beach integrated the forward, center and aft fuselages and the wing assembly of India’s first C-17 Globemaster III during the airlifter’s „major join” ceremony.
SF-260 number 900 delivered
Alenia Aermacchi has delivered the 900th SF-260 establishing an all-time sales record for the Italian aircraft industry.
Two Tornado ASSTA 3.0 delivered to German Air Force
On 6 July 2012, the first two TORNADO Series Aircraft converted to the newest capability standard ASSTA 3.0 (Avionics System Software Tornado Ada) were delivered to the German Air Force by the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB).
P-8A at RIMPAC
The P-8A Poseidon jet, a replacement maritime patrol aircraft for the P-3C Orion, made its Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise debut this year, flown by two air crews from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, during the 23rd edition of the biennial exercise.
F-16 from Misawa are back in the air
The 35th Fighter Wing plans to resume flying operations July 26, 2012 following a five-day review of the wing’s F-16s.