Aviation News
Following the tsunami warning after the Hualien earthquake on Apr. 3rd, Naha Air Base in Japan took swift action. They scrambled aircraft to assess damage in the Sakishima Islands while also moving F-15J fighter jets and other equipment to higher ground to ensure their safety.
Photos: JASDF
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Six Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon jets have arrived at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania on Mar. 25, commencing a four-month deployment in support of NATO’s enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission. This marks the fifth such rotation for the RAF in Romania, building upon a successful partnership established in 2014.
Photo: NATO
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The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) has a news article on the delivery of the first Beechcraft King Air 350ER, designated CE-145C Vigilance in Canada, to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on Feb. 22nd. This marks the initial phase of a program that will see a total of three CE-145C Vigilance aircraft delivered to the RCAF by year’s end, under the Canadian Manned Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.
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BAE Systems’ Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) has successfully completed Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) with the U.S. Air Force, marking a significant leap forward in electronic warfare (EW) capabilities for the F-15 fighter jet platform. The successful completion of IOT&E paves the way for full-scale production and deployment of EPAWSS.
The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is significantly expanding its Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) training capabilities to encompass a wider range of Navy and Air Force fighter aircraft. Originally designed to provide hyper-realistic training for F-35 Lightning II pilots, the JSE will now integrate cockpits for the F-22 Raptor and other crucial platforms. In this highly realistic digital range, aviators experience the consequences of their mistakes, including mission failure, loss of systems, and even loss of life. The JSE enables pilots to learn those hard lessons, immediately adjust, fly again, and continue the learning process to become a highly capable tactical aviator.
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