The Royal Canadian Air Force has prepared a briefing note on why it recruited foreign pilots to booster its operations after the practice came to light.
Category: Air Force
RAAF conducts first JSOW C test at home
A F/A-18F Super Hornet launched a Joint Standoff Weapon C (JSOW C) against a hardened wall target at the RAAF Woomera Test Range. This is the first time the weapon is tested in Australia.
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F-22 B-Course graduations increased from 10 per year to 23 this year
The U.S. Air Force has been making strides to improve the number of basic course F-22 pilots.
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JASDF 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron officers visits RAF’s 3 (Fighter) Squadron
Three officers from the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron of the Japanese Air Self Defence Force visited the Royal Air Force’s 3 (Fighter) Squadron at RAF Coningsby recently.
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F-35s cleared to go supersonic, pull 3.2Gs
The Pentagon has lifted some flight restrictions on F-35, allowing the fighter to go up to Mach 1.6 and make turns at 3.2Gs.
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