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The Air Force says it can strap 15 guided bombs to an F-15E, allowing it to get other jets back into combat faster insider@insider.com (1st Lt. Savanah Bray, US Air Force) © US Air Force An F-15E Strike Eagle with six JDAMs on one side, successfully flown by the Air Forces 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron on February 22, 2021. US Air Force The Air Force says it was able to fly an F-15E with six Joint Direct Attack Munitions mounted on one side of the fighter jet. Strapping s...

The Italian Navy has just released the first shots of the VX-23 F-35B aboard ITS Cavour. At least one, sports a new "sea trials" tail marking.

Air Forces Reconfigured F-15E Strike Eagle Fighter Proves It Can Carry Extra Bombs The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully flew an F-15E Strike Eagle carrying six JDAMs on a single side of the aircraft on Feb 22, 2021, showcasing a proof of concept for Agile Combat Employment, known as "ACE." (U.S. Air Force/1st Lt. Savanah Bray) 3 Mar 2021 The U.S. Air Force just reconfigured the F-15E Strike Eagle to carry more Joint Direct Attack Munitions under its wings, proving the fighter can ...

US Air Force The Air Force says it was able to fly an F-15E with six Joint Direct Attack Munitions mounted on one side of the fighter jet. Strapping six JDAMs to one side means the F-15E can now carry up to 15 of the guided bombs, allowing it to ferry the weapons for other jets. The test was a proof of concept for Agile Combat Employment, a concept that allows the Air Force to spread out its forces to make them harder to target. EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida — Th...

F-35Bs with special instruments are testing whether the advanced jet can operate on the Italian navy flagship insider@insider.com (David Cenciotti) © US Navy/Capt. Cassidy Norman Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, February 13, 2021. US Navy/Capt. Cassidy Norman Two US F-35Bs have landed on the Italian Navy aircraft carrier Cavour. In the coming weeks, the pilots and test team will collect data to certify that the ship can cond...

US Navy/Capt. Cassidy Norman Two US F-35Bs have landed on the Italian Navy aircraft carrier Cavour. In the coming weeks, the pilots and test team will collect data to certify that the ship can conduct carrier operations with Italys own F-35s. Two specially instrumented US F-35Bs from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, landed aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour, off the US East Coast, on ...

The First F-15EX Received U.S. Air Force Camouflage And Markings The First F-15EX Received U.S. Air Force Camouflage And Markings The first F-15EX landing at the end of its first flight after being painted with the USAF camouflage. If you look closely, you can see that the pilot is flying with a folded US flag in the cockpit. (Photo: Alex Farwell/vikingaeroimages) The F-15EX was photographed during its first flight after receiving the classic F-15C/D camouflage and the 40th Flight Test Squadron...

By JIM THOMPSON | The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. | Published: February 22, 2021 EGLIN AFB, Fla. (Tribune News Service) — The Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range should get a slightly higher priority for upgrades than is currently planned by the Air Force, according to a recently released RAND Corp. analysis. The Eglin range, managed by the 96th Test Wing, covers 724 square miles of the Florida Panhandle and 120,000 square miles of the eastern Gulf of Mexico, stretching south to Key W...

The test range analysis focuses on the Air Forces own determination that "few, if any" of the services existing training ranges can provide fighter pilots with the training needed to address the threats posed by near-peer adversaries. The preface to the RAND study focuses on the 2018 national defense strategy that called for restoring warfighter readiness and moving the military from counterterrorism operations to "great power" competition, notably between the United States, Russia and Chin...

Italian Navy Cavour Aircraft Carrier Arrived At Naval Station Norfolk In Preparation For The F-35B Certification Italian Navy Cavour Aircraft Carrier Arrived At Naval Station Norfolk In Preparation For The F-35B Certification U.S. Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), greet the Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), as it arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. The Cavour’s visit is part of a series of operations alon...