A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk crashed at approximately 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on Aug. 6 while returning to land at Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Category: Air Force
USAF in “very preliminary” discussions on successor for AGM-158
The U.S. Air Force is in “very preliminary” discussions on fielding a successor for the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).
Photo by Master Sgt. Michael Jackson
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Second KC-46 ICR approved
On Aug. 5, 2021, U.S. Air Mobility Command commander Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost approved a second Interim Capability Release (ICR) mission for the KC-46A Pegasus.
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USN acquires E-3D from RAF as trainer for E-6B fleet
The U.S. Navy’s PMA-271 (Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office) has acquired a retired Royal Air Force E-3D for $15 million, which will be used as a training aircraft for the E-6B Mercury fleet.
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NETMA and Eurofighter Typhoon sign next capability enhancements contract
In a bilateral contract worth close to €300 million, Eurofighter and NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency, have defined the next steps in the development of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Vladimir Korolkov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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