All United States Air Force articles – Page 22
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NewsUSAF reveals notional specifications for JSTARS replacement
Replacing the Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS fleet could require an aircraft with a 10-13 person crew and a 3.96m-6.1m-long (13-20ft) radar array, according to newly-released US Air Force briefing documents.
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NewsNew helmet technology could be used on most USAF aircraft
The US Air Force confirms that its digital helmet-mounted display (DHMD) project seeks to develop technology for use in a variety of aircraft, including tankers, transports and most jet fighters.
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Rivals line up for USAF trainer battle
Four defence contractors and their partners are lining up bids to build the US Air Force’s next-generation fighter trainer, via the service’s long-awaited T-X programme.
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NewsUSAF updates firefighter training and equipment following B-2 tailpipe fire
The US Air Force has revamped some firefighting training manuals and is acquiring new equipment in response to a tailpipe fire that caused $64.4 million in damage to a B-2 bomber in 2010.
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NewsB-2 fire damage made worse by firefighting shortcomings
A US Air Force report about a 2010 fire on a Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber finds that firefighting crews in Guam were unfamiliar with the aircraft’s tailpipe or with the potential for tailpipe fires.
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NewsUSAF defends A-10 retirements on Capitol Hill
The battle over the future of the US Air Force's fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10s has moved to the US Congress, with lawmakers questioning the service's plan to retire its roughly 320 A-10s.
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USAF details five-year spending plan
The US Air Force on 11 March released a detailed budget proposal showing how much it intends to spend in the five-year period to fiscal year 2019 on current and next-generation aircraft programmes.
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NewsLockheed Martin starts campaign to save U-2S fleet
Lockheed Martin has broken its silence over threatened fiscal year 2015 budget cuts to hail the capabilities of the US Air Force's at-risk U-2S surveillance aircraft.
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NewsT-X deal could spur changes to USAF flight training programme
The US Air Force’s flight training commander reiterated the need for the service to replace its Northrop T-38 Talon fighter trainers and outlined how a new trainer could change the service’s flight training programme.
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NewsBritish, Australian jets arrive for Red Flag workout
Combat aircraft from Australia and the UK have arrived at the US Air Force’s Nellis AFB in Nevada, to participate in the three-week-long Red Flag 14-1 air combat exercise
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NewsPICTURE: Pave Hawk crash investigation continues
Investigators trying to piece together what caused a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to crash in the UK on 7 January are working within a debris field “the size of a football pitch”.
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NewsUK officials investigate fatal USAF helicopter crash
Investigations have been launched to determine what caused a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G combat search and rescue helicopter to crash during a training sortie being flown from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, the UK on 7 January.
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Boeing, Saab team up for USAF T-X requirement
Boeing and Saab will work together to develop a new advanced jet trainer for the planned T-X programme to replace the US Air Force's venerable Northrop T-38C Talon.
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NewsPICTURE: US Air Force gets final QF-4 aerial target
BAE Systems has delivered its last of more than 300 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms to have been modified for use as aerial targets by the US Air Force.
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Working Week: Major Gerremy Goldsberry
Major Gerremy Goldsberry is a pilot with the US Air Force. He is stationed at Aviano Air Base, in Italy, where he flies Lockheed Martin Block 40 F-16s for the 510th Fighter Squadron
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USAF places latest Reaper order
The US Air Force has finalised a fiscal year 2013 order for 24 more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles.
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US Air Force takes next step in LRSO programme
The US Air Force is moving forward with the development of a nuclear-capable long-range standoff (LRSO) missiles, announcing it is conducting market research to identity companies that could help build the weapons.