Latest PLM software allows F/A-18E/F and EA-18G to land even with flight control failures

Test pilots from VX-31 have been busy testing the Version 40 of the Precision Landing Mode (PLM) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler since last year.

FA-18E of VFA-195 landing on USS George Washington in June 2015
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Spain cleared to buy 100 AIM-120C-7/8 missiles

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the potential foreign military sale of 100 AIM-120C-7/8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Spain.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Baldwin-King, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member assigned to crew 55-07 “Shooters”, adjusts an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile during a weapons load crew of the quarter competition at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 22, 2014. The LCOQ competition provides Airmen a platform to hone their skills and building camaraderie in the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston/Released)

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