MQ-9s from Holloman Air Force Base are being tested in a maritime environment over the Gulf of Mexico.
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MQ-9s from Holloman Air Force Base are being tested in a maritime environment over the Gulf of Mexico.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Air Force’s Puma MK2 helicopters are now flying over Afghanistan for its first operational deployment, just three weeks after declaring Initial Operating Capability.
Photo: RAF
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A new flight control software for the F/A-18E/F is being tested by VX-23. MAGIC CARPET, an acronym for Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies, will allow carrier pilots to focus more attention on maintaining a proper line-up by maintaining a commanded glideslope and angle of attack.
By MCSN Lauren Booher [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Air Mobility Command has completed its investigation into the mid-air collision between a C-130H assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing and a C-27J from the Army Special Operations Command Flight Company about eight miles south of Camp Mackall.
Photo: USAF
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F-16s from the 180th Fighter Wing and F-15 Eagles from the 159th Fighter Wing were at Naval Station Key West in January for an air combat training exercise with the U.S. Navy’s VFC-111.
Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Williams
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