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January 15, 2021 RAF C-17 Trained For The First Time To Operate From Austere Runways Military Aviation
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Boeing And Northrop Grumman Carry Out AEW&C Open Mission Systems Test Flights With CRJ-700 Testbed Aircraft

November 15, 2020 Stefano D'Urso

Boeing And Northrop Grumman tested new Open Mission Systems-compliant Airborne Early Warning & Control System on CRJ-700 testbed aircraft. The new technology concept will allow quicker and cheaper upgrades of the aircraft’s capabilities Boeing is […]

Typhoons, Raptors, Vipers and Eagles at the latest Red Flag Alaska. With many firsts and lasts.

June 21, 2012 Richard Clements

When you think of Red Flag, Nellis and the Nevada terrain immediately springs to mind. But there is another Red Flag combat training exercise that takes place over the vast training areas of Alaska. Noteworthy, […]