In an interview with WAAY TV, the program director for the U.S. Army’s Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) project revealed that the Israeli Tamir interceptor from the Iron Dome system has been launched from the MML.
The Russian Air Force activated two Su-34 fighter-bombers to clear ice jams along the Sukhona River in the Vologda region on Apr. 11 as the ice flood threatens over 4,500 people living on the river bank.
The 413th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base has been busy testing a modified MC-130J equipped with winglets.
A modified MC-130J awaits its next mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft has been fitted with vertical fins on each wing, called winglets. The 413th Flight Test Squadron aircrew and engineers tested the modified aircraft over eight flights. The goal of the tests was to collect data on possible fuel efficiency improvements and performance with the winglets and lift distribution control system installed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) Continue reading “USAF testing winglets on a MC-130J”