Category: Air Force
Engine pieces found on runway after F-35 fire
Reuters reported that engine pieces were found on the runway at Eglin Air Force Base after a F-35A caught fire while getting ready to take-off.
Four F-35Bs arrived at Pax River ahead of transatlantic flight
The U.S. Marine Corps has resumed flights of its F-35Bs with four arriving in NAS Patuxent River from NAS Yuma.
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BAE Systems starts upgrade of South Korean F-16s
BAE Systems has begun to upgrade the first two of 134 RoKAF F-16s. Modification work is being carried out at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.
AN/ASQ-236 AESA SAR pod tested on B-52
A B-52 assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing was used to test the AN/ASQ-236 AESA synthetic aperture radar pod on Apr. 21. Previously only the F-15E is cleared to carry the pod.

U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele
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