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24 July

Air

Boeing Wants to Turn F-15EX Fighter Into Electronic Attack Aircraft

Boeing has expressed interest in converting its F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet into electronic attack aircraft similar to the EA-18G Growler.

24 July

Air

Joe Saballa

RTX Announces 100% Success Rate of StormBreaker on F-35C

RTX has announced the successful test launches of its StormBreaker precision-strike standoff weapon on the F-35C Lightning II fighter jet.

24 July

Air

A 12th Maintenance Group aircraft maintenance technician signals to the pilots of the T-1 Jayhawk during the last 99th Flying Training Squadron’s Pilot Instructor Training flight May 17, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Air Force is divesting the T-1 as a part of its ongoing realignment of Undergraduate Pilot Training. As the aircraft is divested, the units will transition to Air Mobility Fundamentals-Simulator training which will provide an efficient, medium-cost training program to learn required fundamentals and bridge the gap between training aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force T-1 Jayhawk Trainer Jet Conducts Final Flight

The US Air Force has conducted the final flight of the T-1 Jayhawk trainer jet, marking the aircraft’s retirement after three decades.

23 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Northrop Tests Next-Gen Electronic Warfare Suite on F-16

Northrop Grumman tested the F-16 next-generation electronic warfare suite in an anechoic chamber recently.

22 July

Air

Joe Saballa

US Air Force, Boeing Finally Reach E-7 Wedgetail Deal

After months of disputes and negotiations, the US Air Force and Boeing have finally reached an agreement on the planned supply of E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft.

22 July

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Intercepted US Bomber Planes Over Arctic

Russia said it scrambled fighter jets to prevent two US strategic bomber planes from crossing its border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic.

19 July

Air

Lockheed Martin delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 tactical airlifters to the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 910th Airlift Wing assigned to the Ohio Youngstown Air Reserve Station on July 16, 2024. (Photo by Thinh D. Nguyen)

Rojoef Manuel

Youngstown Air Reserve Receives First Super Hercules Aircraft

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft to the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Ohio.

17 July

Air

MacDill Air Force Base, Florida – Tech. Sgt. Tyler Beck, 6th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, reviews constraints on Collaborative Low-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Effort, or CLUE, June 6, 2024, to plan an operational intent for a drone flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The Air Mobility Command in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, is evaluating the AFRL CLUE UAS Traffic Management system at the base. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Begins Operational Test of Drone Traffic Control System in Florida

The US Air Force has begun tests of a traffic management solution in Florida as part of the service's drone utility expansion project.

16 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

US Air Force F-15EX Eagle II Reaches Initial Operational Capability

Boeing’s latest F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet has achieved initial operational capability with the US Air Force.

15 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

US Seeks New Air-Launched Standoff Munition for Ukraine

The US Air Force has revealed Ukraine as the intended recipient of a new precision-guided air-launched munition.

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