Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft T2 successfully completed the program’s first mission systems test flight on June 8 in Seattle. T2 will be used to verify integrated mission systems performance during flights in Seattle and at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
Month: June 2010
Armée de l’Air and PLAAF carried out pilot exchange exercise
Recently pilots from the French and China Air Force traveled to each other’s country for an exchange program. Continue reading “Armée de l’Air and PLAAF carried out pilot exchange exercise”
Tu-160 Blackjacks carried out 23-hour patrol
A pair of Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers was airborne for 23-hour during a recent mission. Continue reading “Tu-160 Blackjacks carried out 23-hour patrol”
World’s most expensive paint job
The Los Angeles Times went into Northrop Grumman’s facility in Palmdale to look at first hand how a B-2 stealth bomber is overhauled.
Eurocopter CEO blames Germans for some of Tiger’s woes
Speaking at the Berlin Air Show, Eurocopter Chief Executive Lutz Bertling, said problems with Germany’s Tiger attack helicopters cannot be fully attributed to his company. Continue reading “Eurocopter CEO blames Germans for some of Tiger’s woes”