A Eurofighter has dropped a Paveway IV PGB for the first time. The test was carried out over the Aberporth Range in Wales using development aircraft IPA6.
Day: March 8, 2011
USS Ronald Reagan Strike Group Deploys
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, completed their pre-deployment training Mar. 5, and departed the Southern California area of operations for its regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility.
F-35C breaks sound barrier for the first time
The first F-35C test aircraft (CF-1) flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time over a test range near the Navy and Marine Corps F-35 integrated test facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Mar. 4.