By Air Force News Agency on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 The largest fleet of F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighters grew to twenty-five aircraft because the F-35 Integrated Training Center here welcomed two new Air Force F-35A variants of the multi-role fighter to the Emerald Coast, June 5. The expansion gives the 58th Fighter Squadron the power to fly an expanded schedule and more readily put student pilots throughout the F-35 training course, in step with Maj. Jay Spohn, assistant director of operations on the 58th Fighter Squadron. “We’ll be capable to fly a ‘four-turn-four’ or ‘six-turn-four’,” he said. The... Read More »

By Lockheed Martin on Monday, June 10th, 2013 Lockheed Martin recently delivered the primary Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) Laser Range Finder Designator (LRFD) to the U.S. Army for the AH-64D/E Apache helicopter. “The new laser is the primary component of be fielded inside the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly,” said Lt. Col. Steve Van Riper, U.S. Army product manager of Apache Sensors. “The U.S. Army looks forward to an enduring relationship with the Lockheed Martin and Selex team; we anticipate continued success as we quickly ramp-as much as our planned production rate and start fielding.” The modernized LRFD is the... Read More »

By Sukhoi on Monday, June 10th, 2013 Training flights of the Su-35S manifest at the present time on the Zhukovsky airfield on the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute in preparation for participation within the le Bourget-2013 International Air Show. The Honored test pilot of the Russian Federation, the Hero of Russia Sergey Bogdan works on two sets of aerobatics – for regular and complicated climatic conditions. Participants and visitors of the biggest exhibition of the sector aircraft industry achievements can be ready to watch this sort of complex and spectacular flight figures as spatial barrels, somersaults, a flat spin,... Read More »

Fourteen Afghan air force members of the Kabul Air Wing Quick Reaction Force Company graduated from Ground Combat Skills Course in a ceremony May 29 at Kabul International Airport here. The graduation marked the completion of fifty hours of advanced upgrade training for the most recent members of the QRF Company. The graduation and continued advancements made by the Afghan security forces members is significant to the force protection and security of Afghanistan because the coalition begins to attract down inside the country. “We have a saying,” said Lt. Col. Shir Mohammad, an air wing security forces commander. “‘The more... Read More »

By Air Force News Agency on Monday, June 3rd, 2013 Air Force officials announced May 29 they’re consolidating depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor on the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The depot maintenance work is currently split between the Ogden ALC and the Lockheed facility in Palmdale, Calif. “Palmdale has made a storied contribution to aviation and while this move is sensible, we’re certain this crucial workforce will continue strongly supporting the Air Force at Palmdale for decades to come back,” said Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center... Read More »