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Military Aviation News September 25, 2019

Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter Approved to Enter Production

STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 25, 2019 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program achieved a Milestone C decision from…

Military Aviation News September 18, 2019

Fleet of four modified Bombardier Global business jets reaches 100,000-flight-hour milestone in service with USAF

Specially configured Global aircraft are the backbone of the U.S. Air Force Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program All four aircraft were developed and modified…

Military Aviation News August 30, 2019

UK F-35 LIGHTNING JETS TRAIN WITH USAF STEALTH BOMBER

For the first time, UK F-35 Lightning jets have been conducting integration flying training with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the United States Air…

Military Aviation News August 26, 2019

USAF Offutt AFB runway closure delayed to maximize construction ahead of winter months

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AFNS) — The 55th Wing’s runway replacement at Offutt Air Force Base has been pushed back from December 2019 to…

Military Aviation News August 22, 2019

US Air Force Selects Boeing for A-10 Thunderbolt II Re-Winging Contract

Eleven-year award builds on more than a decade of A-10 support PLANO, Texas, Aug. 22, 2019 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) will continue its legacy of…

Military Aviation News June 13, 2019

US Air Force conducts successful hypersonic weapon flight test

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted the first flight test of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on…

Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite

Space News May 9, 2019

Fifth Lockheed Martin-Built AEHF Satellite To Cape Canaveral For June Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 9, 2019 – The U.S. Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its…

Lockheed Martin F-35A Thunderbolt II USAF

Military Aviation News May 1, 2019

USAF F-35As conduct first combat employment

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) — Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint…

Military Aviation News April 17, 2019

US Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II arrives for first Middle East deployment

AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates (AFNS) — The Air Force’s fifth generation multi-role aircraft arrived for its first deployment to the Middle East…

Military Aviation News March 28, 2019

US Air Force announces Ellsworth AFB as first B-21 base

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The Air Force announced Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, has been selected as the preferred location for the first operational…

Military Aviation News March 27, 2019

USAF seeks industry input for Skyborg program

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The Air Force office of Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation at the Air Force Research Laboratory is working…

Military Aviation News March 13, 2019

USAF MQ-1B, MQ-9 flight hours hit 4 million

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) — The MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft reached a historic flight hour milestone March 1. The Predator…

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