News of November 10, 2008
Ten F/A-18 Hornets Grounded After Hinge Crack Discovery
Posted at: Mon Nov 10th, 2008
After inspecting hundreds of F/A-18 Hornet fighters, the US Navy and Marine Corps have had to ground ten aircraft and impose flight restrictions on twenty others. In late October, during a routine inspection, fatigue cracks ...
New UAS program at Randolph simulates air battle space
Posted at: Mon Nov 10th, 2008
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- A first-of-its-kind combat familiarization program for pilots slated to fly unmanned aircraft systems soon will launch at the 563rd Flying Training Squadron here.
The four-week-long Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fundamentals Course will begin Nov...
EA-18G moves to Operational Evaluation
Posted at: Mon Nov 10th, 2008
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- In a culmination of milestones over the past year and a half, the EA-18G Growler has moved to Operational Evaluation (OpEval).
The Growler, replacing the EA-6B Prowler, has conducted its s...
Italian Eurofighter Typhoon refuels from C-130J in flight
Posted at: Mon Nov 10th, 2008
Fight-refuelling tests of a double-seat Eurofighter with a KC-130J Hercules of the Italian Air Force in the tanker version have been successfully completed in Decimomannu.
