Continuous Bomber Presence Keeps the B-52 Visible in the Western Pacific
Continuous Bomber Presence, or CBP, is the Pentagon’s term for an ongoing show of force by nuclear capable B-52 Stratofortress …
Aerospace
First F-35A In-Flight Missile Launch
In this video released by Lockheed Martin, an F-35A makes the first in-flight missile launch, of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, from …
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) 2012-2013
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has maintained numerous deployments to combat zones, worked numerous issues to modernize its fleet …
The Bouncing Bombs of Barnes Wallis
When World War II started, Barnes Neville Wallis was assistant chief designer of aircraft at Vickers-Armstrong and respected for his …
Tuskegee Airmen in Operation Corkscrew
Pantelleria and Lampedusa, two islands located about 50 miles off the Tunisian coast, were strategically located in the middle of …
Fire Scout Reliability Gains Generate More Demand
The more reliable the Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout becomes, the more theater commanders want it. At the end of March, …
First F-35B Vertical Takeoff Test
A Lockheed Martin F-35B completed the first-ever vertical takeoff at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on May 10, 2013. …
Bell V-280 Valor Spotlighted at SOFIC
Bell Helicopter has begun placing the spotlight on a new vertical lift platform design, dubbed the V-280 Valor. Similar in …
Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator Rotorcraft Announcements Expected
Industry teams are currently anticipating a near term announcement for the Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program. The …
U.S. Navy UAV Developments Accelerate
It’s a matter of historical record that the Royal Navy‘s first aircraft carrier, HMS Argus, was fully operational for more …