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WASHINGTON: The high-priority Skyborg program to develop low-cost, autonomous drones able to team with piloted aircraft could reach initial operating capability by 2023, says AFRL Director Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle.
“I’m really excited about what Skyborg has accomplished, and what we have in store,” she told the Mitchell Institute today, noting that her Air Force Research Laboratory is partnering with the PEO for fighters and advanced weapons led by Brig. Gen. Dale White. “We’re really excited about that December demo because it was a first-ever kind of opportunity to show an ‘attritable’ as a force multiplier with fifth-gen aircraft.”
By THOMAS GNAU | Dayton Daily News | Published: February 3, 2021 (Tribune News Service) The new Boeing F-15EX fighter jet completed its first flight Tuesday, and the Air Force expects the first two of the planes in weeks. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel and local contractors are part of the team overseeing and developing the new jet, which took off and landed from St. Louis Lambert International Airport, completing a 90-minute test flight, Boeing reported. A test team monitoring the data collected during the flight in real time confirmed that the aircraft performed as planned, Boeing said. Today s successful flight proves the jet s safety and readiness to join our nation s fighter fleet, said Prat Kumar, Boeing vice president and F-15 program manager. Our workforce is excited to build a modern fighter aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. Our customer can feel confident in its decision to invest in this platform that is capable of incorporating the l
By THOMAS GNAU | The Dayton Daily News | Published: February 1, 2021 DAYTON, Ohio (Tribune News Service) Sometimes an Airman needs a little privacy, even when flying on one of the mightiest bombers in history. The Air Force in recent weeks issued a request for information from textile producers about the possibility of restroom curtains for B-52 bomber crews. As the B-52 continues to fly long duration missions, especially with mixed crews, there is a higher need for privacy during rest room activities, the request issued last month says. This effort is to provide the necessary rest room privacy capability. The solicitation offers government furnished flat bungee cord material with steel coated hooks, nylon webbing straps and other materials. The contractor will be expected to provide all required labor, facilities, and certain remaining equipment and material not provided by the government.
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Two crossed lines that form an X . It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. A US Air Force B-52 is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Middle East, December 30, 2020.
Earlier this month, the Air Force requested information from textile or apparel companies about bomber privacy screens for use during rest room activities.
The request comes as the number of women on bomber crews increases and as the service s bombers, especially the B-52, make high-profile, long-duration flights around the world.
The US Air Force is looking to add privacy curtains to its B-52 Stratofortress bombers as more women join flight crews.