JASSM-ER fully operational on the F-15E

The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) – Extended Range (ER) is now fully operational on the F-15E.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flies with a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). JASSM-Extended Range has more than two-and-a-half times the range of JASSM for greater standoff distance. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flies with a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). JASSM-Extended Range has more than two-and-a-half times the range of JASSM for greater standoff distance. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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Luftwaffe’s next heavy-lift helicopter needs to have inflight refueling capability

A senior German Air Force officer told Flight Global at Defence IQ International Military Helicopter conference in London on Jan. 31 that the next heavy-lift helicopter for the Luftwaffe needs to be inflight refueling capable.

Sikorsky CH-53E (USMC) Air Refueling
By DVIDSHUB (Helicopter Air Refueling Mission) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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