Category: Air Force
Former USAF Chief of Staff: F-35B cost a lot, for little gained
Retired U.S. Air Force General Merrill McPeak, who was chief of staff when the F-35 program began, said creating the F-35B cost a lot, for little gained.
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Libya campaign exposed glitch in Gripen’s radio
Swedish Air Force pilots flying over Libya found out that their “Have Quick” secure radio cannot talk to NATO’s secure network.
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Pilot of Chilean AF Halcones aerobatics team killed during training
The Chilean Air Force’s Halcones aerobatics team lost one of its pilots during a training accident at El Bosque airbase on Wednesday.
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Another GLOC induced crash
Japanese investigators believe the crash of a F-15J in July was due to the pilot losing consciousness from GLOC.
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