Aviation News
For the first time, an F-15C has shot down a QF-16 aerial target using an AIM-120 air-to-air missile that was cued by the Legion Pod Infrared Search-and-Track system.
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The former Naval Air Museum Barbers Point at Kalaeloa Airport closed in late 2019 and now the Castle Air Museum has been given permission by the National Naval Aviation Museum to take over 10 war birds in the former’s collection.
Photo Naval Air Museum Barbers Point
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Israeli Air Force engineers can now repair damaged runways with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) mats and anchoring systems thanks to training by U.S. Air Force and Army engineers.
Photos via USAF
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A research paper by a team from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology describes how a tanker-centric stereo vision system can be used for automated aerial refueling (AAR).
Photo: U.S. Air Force
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Lt. Col. Ryan Pelkola, 302d Fighter Squadron director of operations, is the first F-22 pilot to clock more than 2,000 hours in the aircraft.
Photo: Staff Sgt. Melissa Estevez
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