A Closer Look At The EC-37B Compass Call, U.S. Air Force’s Future Tactical Electronic Attack Platform
The EC-37B takes off for the primary take a look at flight within the absolutely…
From Kaputnik to Successnik
60 years ago, on the 31st of January 1958, the US launched its first satellite called Explorer 1: it launched the longest-running space exploration program in history.
A Closer Look At The EC-37B Compass Call, U.S. Air Force’s Future Tactical Electronic Attack Platform
The EC-37B takes off for the primary take a look at flight within the absolutely missionized configuration. (Picture: L3Harris) Underneath the Compass Name Rehost program, the digital assault mission is transitioning from the EC-130H to the EC-37B, with deliveries slated to start later this yr. The U.S. Air Drive is constant the works to get…
Watch A B-1 Lancer Bomber Abort Take Off From RAF Fairford
SPICY 42 aborting the take off roll. (Picture through @Saint1Mil) That is one thing you don’t see too usually. The clip on this put up was shot earlier right now at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, that’s at present 4 B-1B Lancer bombers belonging to the seventh Bomb Wing, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as…
U.S. Air Force Has Kicked Off The B-52’s Radar Modernization Program
A B-52 arrives at Joint Base San Antonio. The plane will bear set up of a brand new radar system at a close-by Boeing facility. (Courtesy picture by the Boeing Co.) The B-52 Radar Modernization Program has simply began. With the touchdown at a Boeing Co., facility in San Antonio, of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber…
Nigeria Presidency Confirms Leonardo M-346FA Acquisition
M-346FA (picture credit score: Alessandro Maggia through Leonardo) Nigeria formally confirms the acquisition of 24 M-346FA jets. Nigeria’s curiosity within the Leonardo M-346FA (Fighter Assault) isn’t a secret: whereas by no means formally confirmed, the information that the Sub Saharan African nation was to turn into the brand new buyer of the “gentle fight” model…
F-117, Honeywell and Northrop Grumman Testbeds, NGJ-MB And More At Work During Northern Edge
F-117, Honeywell Boeing 757 and Northrop Grumman CRJ throughout NE 23-1 (All photographs credit score: Dyllen Patillo @a10patillo) Apart from the F-117 Nighthawk Stealth jets, different actually fascinating property and methods took half in Northern Edge (NE 23-1) train in Alaska. As reported intimately in a previous article, earlier this month, U.S. Air Pressure F-117…
U.S. Air Force Keeps Improving Survivability With Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM)
The podded LAIRCM variant developed for the KC-135. (Photograph: Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman acquired one other order for the set up of recent AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM methods, as effectively the improve of current ones. The U.S. Air Pressure is continuous to enhance the self-protection capabilities of its help plane, including an order for added AN/AAQ-24(V) Large…
Updates On The FA-50PL And Poland’s Interest in KF-21 Block II
ROKAF FA-50 #004 Prototype with Cobham Probe Attachment for PAF FA-50PL (Picture credit score: KAI by way of Twitter account @hornetysfs)) The primary modified FA-50 with aerial refueling equipment broke cowl lately. On April 21, 2023, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) launched new footage of their first modified FA-50 with the aerial refuelling equipment attachment. Supposed…
Watch Argentine Presidential B757 Pull Off A Low Level Stunt On Arrival At Buenos Aires
The brand new Presidential B757 throughout its low degree flip (Picture credit score: The Aviationist utilizing screengraps from @PlanesSpotterAr) The Argentine “Air Power One” made a loopy low degree cross over Buenos Aires airport. Late within the afternoon on Could 25, 2023, the Argentine Air Power took supply of its new Boeing 757-200 in VVIP…
U.S. Air Force Tests ALQ-167 Angry Kitten ECM Pod On MQ-9 Reaper
The 556th Check and Analysis Squadron accomplished the primary spherical of MQ-9A Reaper floor and flight testing with the Indignant Kitten ALQ-167 Digital Countermeasures (ECM) Pod at Creech Air Pressure Base, Nevada Apr. 10-28, 2023. (U.S. Air Pressure photograph by Mr. Robert Brooks – Edited by The Aviationist) The service is seeking to increase the…
