USAF E-9A Widget Range Support Aircraft Receives First Full Repaint in a Decade
The E-9A supports air-to-air weapon systems evaluation at Tyndall AFB providing range clearance, telemetry support and data relay. The U.S. Air Force’s E-9A Widget firing range safety and surveillance aircraft…
F-15E Strike Eagle Lands With Missing Wheel at Kadena Air Base
An F-15E Strike was flying from Diego Garcia to Kadena when it was discovered that a wheel was missing. A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle conducted an emergency landing…
Spain Drops F-35 Plans, Looks to European Alternatives
Despite the need to modernize, Spain shelves F-35 plans, leaving its Navy without a STOVL replacement. The purchase of F-35 Lightning II aircraft, the fifth-generation American stealth fighter, for the…
Hydraulic Fitting Failure Led to B-2 Gear Collapse, Wing Fire and $300M Damage at Whiteman AFB in 2022
Investigators say a hydraulic fitting failure set off the 2022 B-2 incident at Whiteman AFB, ending in a gear collapse, wing fire and $300M repair bill. The U.S. Air Force…
Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations
The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined F-35B operations. The UK’s Royal Navy and…
451st Flying Training Squadron Celebrates T-1A Jayhawk, Final Assigned Jet Retires
End of an era as final Jayhawk departs Pensacola, marking shift to all-simulator training for Combat System Officers. The 451st Flying Training Squadron retired their final T-1A Jayhawk to Davis-Monthan…
