[Photo] Six C-130 Hercules aircraft practice large formation airlift tactics and procedures
On Feb. 21, 2013, a formation of six C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan participated in a mission whose aim was to practice large formation airlift tactics and procedures.…
[Video] U.S. tanker refuels French Rafale combat planes over Mali
Among the (known) U.S. assets supporting the French Air War in Mali, there are some 100th ARW's KC-135 from RAF Mildenhall (operating from Moron airbase, in Spain). The following video…
Pentagon F-35 Chief batters Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney over program
Shortly before the F-35 fleetwide grounding was lifted (as investigation found that cracked turbine blade affected only overused test plane and no redesign is needed), Reuters reported that during an…
Lockheed awarded $6.9 billion upgrade “indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity” contract to make the F-22 Raptor a real multirole fighter jet
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $6.9 billion to upgrade the service's fleet of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters. Lockheed said that "The Air…
Here’s how a boom operator refuels an A-10 from a KC-135 tanker
The following video is not only interesting for the stunning footage showing some A-10C Warthog aircraft with 190th Fighter Squadron refueling from a KC-135 but because it shows, from a…
The very best “seat” you can find on a C-130 airlifter
As the image below proves, the observation window on a Royal Air Force C-130K (that reminds a WWII gunner's ball turret) may be the best seat you will ever find…
