The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) confirmed to Jane’s on Apr. 16 that two E-2D early warning aircraft #473 and #474 have arrived in the country.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
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VMU-1 has flown its first operational MQ-9 mission over Middle East
On Mar. 20, a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) crew from VMU-1 took control of a General Atomics Company Owned/Company Operated (COCO) MQ-9A over the Middle East for an operational mission for the first time.
Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 1 / Public domain
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Designer of Bell X-16 has passed away from COVID-19
Retired aerospace engineer Richard A. Passman has passed away on Apr. 1 due to complications of the COVID-19.
NASA / Public domain
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EPAWSS testing continues at Edwards AFB
The Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) on Edwards Air Force Base has been busy recently testing the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) mounted on a F-15E.
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan “Evac” Wagner