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Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arrives at US Naval Station Norfolk to conduct F-35B qualification training Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arrives at US Naval Station Norfolk to conduct F-35B qualification training Sunday, 14 February 2021 11:01 According to information published by the U.S. Navy on February 13, 2021, the Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. on February 13, 2021, for a series of...

By JIM THOMPSON | The Walton Sun | Published: February 6, 2021 EGLIN AFB (Tribune News Service) — The latest version of the venerable F-15, a fighter jet that first flew in 1972, had a successful first flight Tuesday, and will be on its way to Eglin Air Force Base within a matter of weeks for additional testing and evaluation. The first F-15EX built by the Boeing aerospace company took off from St. Louis Lambert International Airport and returned there 90 minutes later to land. During the f...

While the F-15EX was in the air, a test team on the ground collected data from the aircraft in real time. That team "confirmed that the aircraft performed as planned," according to a Boeing news release. “Today’s successful flight proves the jet’s safety and readiness to join our nation’s fighter fleet,” Prat Kumar, Boeings F-15 program manager, said in the news release. The successful first flight showed that the F-15EX is "capable of incorporating the latest advanced (electronic) ...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA New Boeing F-15EX takes first flight, soon will head to Eglin Air Force Base [The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.] Feb. 6—EGLIN AFB — The latest version of the venerable F-15, a fighter jet that first flew in 1972, had a successful first flight Tuesday, and will be on its way to Eglin Air Force Base within a matter of weeks for additional testing and evaluation. The first F-15EX built by the Boeing aerospace company took off from St. Louis Lambert Internation...

How Americans secretly used Soviet aircraft Nobody in the USSR knew that its potential enemy had dozens of Soviet fighters in combat service. Aerial combat training is an essential element in the training of military pilots. It is for this purpose that the air forces of many countries set up dedicated squadrons, so-called “aggressors”, whose task it is to imitate the enemy during exercises. Usually, the role of enemy fighters is performed by domestically manufactured aircraf...

January 15, 2021 Capt. Adam T. Scott (left), Maj. Gen. Greg Masiello (center) and Capt. William E. Coleman, Jr. salute for the playing of the national anthem during the PMA-271 Change of Command, Jan. 8, 2021 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Scott assumed command from Coleman, his fellow 1995 United States Naval Academy graduate. (U.S. Navy photo by Peter Fitzpatrick) The Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) bid farewell to Capt. William E. Co...

First Lt. Samuel Nyamekye, a former Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate Airman, was recently named the 2021 Most Promising Engineer in Government in advance of the 35th Annual 2021 Black Engineer of the Year STEM Conference.,

A former Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate Airman was recently named the 2021 Most Promising Engineer in Government in advance of the 35th Annual 2021 Black Engineer of the Year STEM Conference, to be held virtually Feb. 11-13. First Lt. Samuel Nyamekye grew up in Ghana, West Africa, where he enjoyed spending time with family and exploring the “why” behind how things work. Nyamekye’s curiosity led him to earn a Chemical Engineering Bachelor of Science degree at ...

NAVAIR Press Release | January 7, 2021 Estimated reading time 8 minutes, 27 seconds. After a 32-year career supporting the development of new technologies for the fleet, a historic Sikorsky NVH-3A Sea King helicopter assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River has flown its last mission — and a program executive with a special tie to the aircraft is hoping it will soon find a new permanent home where its story can be shared. Glenn Perryman, de...

Raise the Black Flag: Nellis launches new Air Force operational test event December 28, 2020 F-22s and F-16s from 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron refuel from a KC-135 over the Nevada Test and Training Range on Nov. 17 for Large Force Test Event 20.03. LFTE 20.03 was the beta version of "Black Flag," a premier joint operational test event hosted by the 53rd Wing that validates tactics in a combat relevant environment. (1st Lt Savanah Bray/Air Force) The 53rd Wing has consolidated its ser...