The J-20—China’s stealth aircraft—has made its first flight, as videos and still images appearing Tuesday on the Internet show the fighter taking off and landing at Chengdu’s field in Sichuan province. News of the flight coincided with the second day...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday in Beijing he was “pleased” that the Chinese military leadership has agreed to consider beginning a strategic security dialogue with the US military on cyber, missile defense, nuclear, and space issues. Such discussions would...
The first two of 15 former South Korean T-38 trainer aircraft have arrived at Holloman AFB, N.M., for regeneration to operational status and use as aggressor aircraft in F-22 training drills at JB Langley, Va., and Tyndall AFB, Fla. “The...
Airmen permanently assigned to Creech AFB, Nev., will continue to receive assignment incentive pay through 2011 under a one-year extension that the Office of the Secretary of Defense has granted. Creech is a major USAF remotely piloted aircraft hub, with...
The Air Force has issued the request for proposal for the source familiarization phase of the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program. During this phase, Air Force officials intend to bring on one industry team to install the new AMP communications and...
Air Force Reservists provide 100 percent of USAF’s aerial spray capability and execute 100 percent of its weather reconnaissance mission, according to the new 2011 Air Force Reserve handbook. Reservists’ contributions to other Air Force missions are as follows: port...
Teams led by Lockheed Martin and Sensis said they have both successfully completed demonstrations of their respective Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar prototypes for the Air Force. “Our 3DELRR development initiatives, which were initiated in 2002, have paid off...
Iraqi air force pilots flew a record number of aircraft during the annual Iraqi Army Day Parade last week in Baghdad. They took to the skies in 20 airplanes, including T-6 Texans II trainers, and performed 12 flyovers and aerial...
Robert Giles, who, as a B-17 navigator, saved a crewmate’s life in the skies over Berlin, Germany, on April 18, 1944, has received the Distinguished Flying Cross, another form of long-overdue recognition for his heroism that day nearly 67 years...
