Randolph AFB, Tex., is the preferred location for consolidation of Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals training units, announced Air Force officials Tuesday. The service is transitioning from five IFF training locations down to three due to the decrease in the annual...
Air Force space officials announced Tuesday that they are set to launch GEO-1, the first Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite, into orbit on Friday from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will carry the...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has nominated Maj. Gen. Brooks Bash as well as Maj. Gen. Stephen Hoog and Maj. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas for their third star for their new assignments. Bash, currently Pacific Air Forces vice commander at JB Pearl...
US officials described the helicopter that crashed during the takedown of Osama bin Laden on Sunday in Pakistan as a Blackhawk. However, images of the wrecked helicopter’s tail section—making Internet rounds on Tuesday—reveal that this aircraft is seemingly unlike any...
The 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., has transferred 53.32 acres of land to the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority for commercial use and development by the local Douglas school system. The transfer, which took place April 29, is...
Officials with Air Force Space Command and the Defense Information Systems Agency met at Peterson AFB, Colo., to discuss each organization’s activities and explore areas of increased cooperation that could yield greater operational efficiencies and enhance mission assurance. “Today’s event...
Aircrew from Air Force Reserve Command’s 908th Airlift Wing in Montgomery, Ala., proved that a C-130 could transport and orient an Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System while airborne. Linking to the aircraft’s Joint Precision Air Drop System for GPS...
Boeing’s Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system flew for the first time under its own power from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, Calif. The aircraft attained an altitude of 7,500 feet and a speed of 178 knots during...
CF-2, the second F-35C test aircraft in the US Navy’s carrier-based configuration, has flown for the first time, announced prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Company F-35 test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew the aircraft on its maiden mission April 29 from NAS...
