Gen. Norton Schwartz, the USAF’s chief of staff, indicated a conventionally tipped ICBM along with a hypersonic glider, were options under consideration for the service’s Conventional Prompt Global Strike program.
NAVAIR’s V-22 getting BAE Systems’ Remote Guardian System
BAE Systems will provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command a defensive weapon system for NAVAIR’s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The system is based on the company’s Remote Guardian SystemTM, (RGS), a remotely operated defensive weapon system that provides 360° of suppressive weapons fire for the V-22.
Snowbirds jet made belly landing
A CT-114 jet with the Canadian Snowbirds demonstration squadron made a belly landing at 15 Wing Moose Jaw around 3 p.m. on Tuesday. A picture of the jet is in the article.
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V-22 Osprey surpasses 100,000 flight hours
The V-22 Joint Program Office announced that the V-22 Osprey surpassed 100,000 flight hours in February while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan
First MC-130J training program takes flight
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Training Center’s first MC-130J training program flight class has started training in preparation for transition to the new aircraft.