VFA-86, Navy’s Third F-35C Squadron, Earns Full Safe-For-Flight Certification
The Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 recently achieved the crucial certification. VFA-86, the third squadron of the U.S. Navy to be equipped with the F-35C Lightning II aircraft,…
Massive MH-53E Sea Dragon Helicopter Delivered To The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
HM-12 flew the MH-53E Sea Dragon 160633 "Dragon 437" to Titusville’s Warbird Museum. Its the first of its kind to be displayed in a museum. On Oct. 16, 2024, Helicopter…
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Completes Programmed Depot Maintenance 91 Days Ahead of Schedule
The potentially game-changing achievement is a result of new processes and practices adopted by the AFLCMC’s Bombers Directorate to improve the efficiency of the B-2 PDM and ‘get the work…
U.S. Navy Super Hornets Refuel Four Italian F-35Bs and Four Harriers Over The Gulf Of Aden
The refuelings took place over the Gulf of Aden as the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) with the Italian Navy’s ITS Cavour…
New Laser-Based Countermeasure for RAF Defeats Multiple Missiles at Once in Live-Fire Test
During a live-fire test, the new RAF self-protection system, based on the Thales Elix-IR threat warning system and the Leonardo Miysis DIRCM, shot down 100% of the heat-seeking missiles launched…
U.S. Navy Designates E-130J as E-6B TACAMO Successor
The new E-130J TACAMO aircraft will be based on the C-130J-30 airframe with a number of modifications intended to host the mission equipment. The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control…
