EA-18G Growlers Achieve Initial Operational Capability
As 2010 begins, the aircrew, maintainers, and support personnel of VAQ-132 have unique bragging rights. Three Boeing EA-18G Growlers wait …
Aerospace
UCAVs: Considering the Next Step
Unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) first came to prominence in the United States during the attack on Afghanistan, when Predators …
Shiny New Hybrid
National security threats may have changed, but more to the point, they’ve multiplied, analysts say. A superpower can no longer …
The U.S. Marines Pioneer Air Support in Nicaragua
What does Nicaragua mean to a Marine?
Plenty. Here, in 1928 and again in 1932, the most famous Marine of …
Sacrificing Air Sovereignty?
In Pentagon talk, it used to be called air defense. Today it’s commonly known as the Air Sovereignty Alert (ASA) …
U.S. Air Force Year in Review
The United States Air Force is changing.
While airmen perform superbly in Iraq and Afghanistan and in air sovereignty operations …
Fixing Terrorists with the Gorgon Stare
While nobody questions the value and utility of the first generation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems now in the …
F-35B Makes First Vertical Landing
F-35B BF-1 followed up its first “free air” hover earlier in the week with its first vertical landing yesterday, March …
Vice Adm. David J. Venlet, NAVAIR Commander, Nominated to Lead JSF Program
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced March 16, 2010 that President Barack Obama had nominated Vice Adm. David J. …
F-35B BF-1 Performs First Hover and Short Takeoff
Lockheed Martin has released a video of F-35B BF-1’s first “free air” hover on March 17, 2010. An accompanying press …