All United States Air Force articles – Page 18
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NewsUSAF toasts Whiskey designation for CRH fleet
The US Air Force has settled on the HH-60W designation for its future fleet of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk-derived combat rescue helicopters (CRH), some five years before it will start taking delivery of the new type.
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NewsIran claims success with reverse-engineered stealth UAV
Iran has conducted what is understood to be the maiden flight of its reverse-engineered Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned air vehicle, state-led news reports have revealed.
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NewsRAF Reapers to operate over Iraq
The UK government has confirmed that it is in the process of redeploying some of its ten General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles to support the USA-led coalition’s air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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NewsUSAF pilot escapes UK F-15 crash
A US Air Force Boeing F-15 has crashed near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, the service has confirmed.
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NewsSyrian air strikes mark combat debut for F-22 Raptor
The US military-led air launched over Syria on 22 September against Islamic insurgents marked the debut for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors in a strike role.
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NewsUS C-130s deployed in support of disaster response
The US Department of Defense has deployed two Lockheed Martin C-130 transports to California in support of wildfire suppression in the area.
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NewsUSA and Arab partners launch anti-Islamic State strikes in Syria
The US military and partner Arab nations have begun air strikes over Syria in an extension of the mission to counter the extreme Islamic uprising in the region.
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NewsUSAF looks to micro-UAV for SAR operations
The US Air Force has contracted CyPhy Works to develop and test a micro unmanned air vehicle for search and rescue operations.
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USAF finalises Block 30 Global Hawk purchase
The US Air Force has finalised a deal to purchase three more Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles, filling its official requirement for the high-altitude, long-endurance type.
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USAF details contribution to fight against Islamic State
The US Air Force has literally and figuratively done the heavy lifting during the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in northern Iraq, performing aerial refuelling and humanitarian airlift on a daily basis since June.
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USAF modifies Block 30 Global Hawk contract
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract modification worth over $240 million to complete a deal to provide the US Air Force with three more Block 30M RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsObama authorises Iraqi air strikes
President Barack Obama has authorised US personnel to conduct air strikes over Iraq and target Islamic insurgents advancing in their occupation of the region.
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NewsUSAF debates future fighter requirement
The next generation of weapons technology that replaces the Lockheed Martin F-22 and F-35 may not be a single-seater or even a fighter, but the end result should have a deeper magazine, says the retiring head of the US Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC).
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NewsMultiple birdstrike downed Pave Hawk, USAF concludes
A multiple birdstrike caused the 7 January fatal crash of a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over the UK east coast, accident investigators have determined.
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NewsNorthrop to prime Hawk bid for USAF trainer deal
Northrop Grumman is to take the lead role in a bid to offer a development of BAE Systems’ Hawk advanced jet trainer for the US Air Force’s eagerly anticipated T-X contest.
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NewsArmed UAVs now operating in Iraq
The US Air Force has begun conducting armed unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations over Baghdad, to protect advisers deployed to aid in the fight against insurgent militants in Iraq.
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NewsUS Navy awards Northrop Grumman multiyear contract for E-2D
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.6 billion multi-year contract to provide 25 new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system aircraft.
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USAF extends Reaper structure review
The US Air Force has committed to the second phase of an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle structure review, which will see the integrity of the airframe tested as part of a routine aircraft analysis.
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NewsMartin-Baker replaces final T-38 ejection seat
Martin-Baker has completed the installation of new-generation US16T ejection seats in the US Air Force’s entire fleet of Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainers, with the upgrade providing crews with a “zero-zero” escape system.
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Global Hawk supports NATO exercise
NATO has conducted an early assessment of the operational utility of its future Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, on a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle participating in the recent multinational exercise dubbed “Unified Vision”.