Articles By: US Air Force
Iraqi Airmen Score Bull’s Eye with Hellfire Missile Shoot
AL ASAD SHADOW RANGE, Iraq: For the first time since the re-formation of the Iraqi air force, an Iraqi pilot fired a missile from an aircraft Nov. 04.
A three-man Iraqi aircrew from Squadron 3 fired an AGM-114 Hellfire missile from an AC-208 Caravan at a target on a bombing range near Al Asad Air Base,...
November 13th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
C-27J Spartan Set to Join US Air Force Fleet
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill: Air Force plans to include the C-27J Spartan, the latest propeller-driven airlifter planned for the Air Force inventory, are steadily progressing.
In April, through Resource Management Decision 802, Defense Secretary Robert Gates moved the C-27J program and its related direct...
October 28th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft Gets X-Plane Designation
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE: Air Force officials have approved X-55A as the new designation for the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft.
The X-55A is a technology demonstrator for the design and manufacturing of future aircraft using advanced composite materials. The X-55A is a modified Dornier 328J...
October 23rd, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Airmen Provide Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance
SOUTHWEST ASIA: Leaders at every level need battlefield information, and because of Airmen with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron ... now they know.
With their RQ-4 Global Hawk and U-2 aircraft, the Airmen excel at providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for everyone from...
October 12th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Committee Discusses Status, Plans for Joint Jet Pilot Training
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: Members of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program Steering Committee finished their week-long meeting Sept. 25 where they discussed the current status and future plans for the program.
They also reflected on the flow of student pilots, instructor pilot training,...
October 6th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
UAS Mission Enters New Chapter with Graduation
LAS VEGAS: Ten pilots and nine sensor operators graduated Sept. 25 from initial qualification training at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., where they learned to operate the MQ-1 Predator. Among the graduates were eight pilot candidates from non-pilot career fields.
The group was part of a Beta-test class...
September 30th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Green Flag provides Italian Air Force New Insight on Close Air Support
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE: Italian Airmen sharpened their close air support skills in realistic combat conditions here during their first-ever exercise appearance at Green Flag West Aug. 9-20.
Nearly 180 Italian Airmen from four different squadrons comprised the "Reparto Autonomo Volo," or Autonomous Flying...
August 31st, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
US Air Forces Africa Help Nigerian C-130 Fly Again
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: A group of active-duty Air Force and Tennessee Air National Guardsmen recently helped restore one of Nigeria's C-130 transport aircraft to flying condition as part of an ongoing military-to-military engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and the West African...
August 31st, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Engine Program Aims to Meet Military’s Need for Speed
WASHINGTON: The F-22 Raptor and F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets are fast, screaming through the air at twice the speed of sound. But the SR-71 Blackbird was faster, flying Mach 3 until mechanical problems and exorbitant operating costs forced it out of service in the late 1990s.
Now, Defense Advanced Research...
August 31st, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
US-Korean Cross Servicing Program Fosters Good Relations
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea: The first combat cross-servicing program evaluation of the year for Osan Air Base Airmen took place Aug. 10 when two South Korean F-5's landed on the flightline here.
The Osan AB combat cross servicing program is a mutual agreement between the U.S. and South Korean air force...
August 17th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
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UAE Selects Pilatus PC-21 Training System
November 18, 2009 05:11
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UK’s largest fully-autonomous Unmanned Aircraft completes flight trials
November 18, 2009 05:11
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Russian missile cruiser leaves Singapore
November 18, 2009 05:11
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Pakistan says towns cleared in Taliban offensive
November 18, 2009 05:11
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US Afghan supply flights over Russia still not on: US
November 18, 2009 05:11
