The “Hurricane Hunters” of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron wrapped up the 2019 hurricane season at the end of November, having flown more hours this year than the previous year. The WC-130s, of the Keesler AFB, Miss.-based unit flew more than 684 hours, totaling 80 ...
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The Air Force on Dec. 2 awarded Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control a $988.8 million modification to a contract for critical design review of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW. The hypersonic AGM-183 ARRW has been undergoing initial tests at Edwards AFB, Calif. ...
The runway at Kunsan AB, South Korea, reopened “for all civilian and military flying operations” around 3:00 p.m. local time on Dec. 3, a day after an F-16 pilot was forced to eject during a routine landing at the installation, according to an 8th Fighter ...
The US targeted members of the al-Shabaab terror group in a Nov. 30 airstrike near Jilib, Somalia, US Africa Command said in a press release the same day. AFRICOM did not say whether anyone died in the strike, but noted it does not believe any ...
Air Combat Command has pulled its E-8C Joint STARS fleet out of the Middle East after 18 years, another change for the platform that recently saw its long-running replacement effort canceled and is ramping up in-house maintenance. “Joint STARS has been continually deployed to the ...
An F-16 pilot assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, South Korea, sustained “minor injuries” after ejecting from his aircraft during a routine landing “near the Kunsan Air Base runway” around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, according to an Air Force release. The ...
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