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F/A-18E/F demonstrates ski-jump launch for Indian carrier requirement by Richard Scott An F/A-18E Super Hornet successfully completes a first ski-jump launch demonstration on 13 August. (US Navy) The US Navy and Boeing have disclosed details of testing designed to show that the F/A-18E/F Hornet strikefighter can operate from a short takeoff but arrested recovery (STOBAR) configured aircraft carrier. Undertaken using the ski-jump facility at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in Maryland, th...

7 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Members from 926th Wing’s 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron conduct Force Development Evaluations of multiple systems on the F-16, Dec. 6-18, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The geographically separated unit from Eglin AFB, Florida, partnered with the Nellis AFB 706th Fighter Squadron to support the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group. Original plans for the exercise involved a larger group of Eglin AFB Citizen Airmen, along with their aircraft, ...

New ABMS Systems Will Allow Easier Communications Between F-35, F-22 And Other Assets New ABMS Systems Will Allow Easier Communications Between F-35, F-22 And Other Assets A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing range, Ariz., during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020. This integrated test follows a series of gatewayONE ground tests that began during the inaugural Dep...

Advertisement Navy photograph by Scott Dworkin The last two U.S. Navy S-3B Viking aircraft soar over Laguna Peak at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif. In January, one aircraft left Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30 and retired to the boneyard; the other went to start a new life with NASA. After more than 40 years of service, the last S-3B Viking in U.S. Navy service launched one last time from the runway at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif., Jan. 11. Originally introduced in 1974 ...

“Testing is all about pushing the limits of what’s possible, finding out where the toughest challenges are, and adapting creative solutions to overcoming difficult problem sets,” Stowe said. “The real win of the day was seeing the gatewayONE establish a secure two-way translational data path across multiple platforms and multiple domains. That’s the stuff ABMS is all about.” Fifth-generation fighters are typically limited to communicating with each other and to command and control c...

US Navy/Eric Hildebrandt An F/A-18E Super Hornet completed a launch from a ski-jump ramp during a demo at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The launch was part of a demonstration for the Indian navy, which is considering buying Super Hornets for its carriers, which have ski-jump ramps. Although the demonstration was carried out in August this year, and the news was out since then, the first photo of an F/A-18E Super Hornet completing a ski jump launch at ...

By Garrett Reim2020-12-15T01:29:00+00:00 The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, F-35A Lightning II and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Kratos Defense XQ-58A Valkyrie flew in formation for the first time on 9 December at the US Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The formation flight was part of an attempted demonstration of data transmission between all three aircraft. The F-22 and F-35A successfully shared data using a novel technology called “gatewayONE”, but ...

An F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully completes a ski jump launch demonstration for the first time on Aug. 13 at Naval Air Station Patuxent river, Md. ( U.S. Navy photo by Eric Hildebrandt) An F/A-18E Super Hornet completed the launch from a ski jump ramp during a demo at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Here’s the first image. Although the demonstration was carried out in August this year, and the news was out since then, the first photo of an F/A-18E Super Hornet completing a ski ...

December 11, 2020 The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recognized significant technical achievements during its 20th annual Commander’s and Innovation Awards at Naval Air Station Patuxent River December 8. “I am continually impressed by the innovation, dedication, and professional excellence that comes from our warfare center,” said NAWCAD Commander, Rear Adm. John Lemmon, who presided over the virtual ceremony. “The Commander’s Awards recognizes some of the best we...

UpdatedThu, Dec 10, 2020 at 2:13 pm ET Replies(3) Baldwin native Jasmin Moghbeli was named one of the members of the Artemis Program, meaning she could be the first woman to walk on the moon. (Courtesy Josh Valcarcel/NASA) BALDWIN, NY — A Long Island native is among 18 astronauts selected by NASA to potentially be part of the space agencys first human mission to the moon in decades, and could even be the first woman to ever set foot on the lunar surface. In January, Baldwin native Jasmin Mogh...