US Air Force Reserve aircrew have begun training on a Raytheon-built Lockheed Martin C-130H3 simulator at Dobbins AFB in Georgia. The simulator integrates a partial glass cockpit with flight test data, aerodynamic models and aircraft system models. The Level D-standard machine joins a similar Raytheon-built C-130H2 simulator delivered last November as part of the C-130H2/H3 Aircrew Training System. A competition for a new USAF C-130J training system is under way.
Source: Flight International
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
Athens signed a long-sought letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 20 F-35 stealth fighters, with options for a further 20 jets.
The joint North American Aerospace Defense Command dispatched fighter aircraft from both the USA and Canada on 24 July to intercept a combined flight of bombers from Russia and China operating in international airspace around Alaska.
