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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...

U.S. Army Brought in Soldiers from Germany to Test a New Anti-Aircraft System To date the soldiers have been reportedly impressed with the system, and this includes not only the weapon platform but the vehicle, which has been described as bigger, stronger and a lot heavier—making it more than up to the task. Heres What You Need to Remember: It has also been noted that an entire unit was brought in from Germany to conduct the testing. The reasoning was that the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense ...

2021 Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program 165SHARES Deadline: 5-Mar-21 The U.S. Study Abroad Branch (ECA/A/S/Q) within the Office of Global Educational Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, is pleased to announce an open competition for proposals to administer the FY2021 Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program, formerly known as the Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abr...

Boeing to begin LRIP for F-15 EPAWSS electronic warfare suite 15 December 2020 by Gareth Jennings Boeing has been contracted to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) upgrade for the Boeing F-15 combat aircraft. The F-15E Strike Eagle should be equipped with the new EPAWSS electronic warfare system in the early 2020s, with the F-15EX set to receive the suite also. (US Air Force) Announced by the US Department of Defense (Do...

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 ...

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 ...

By Daryl Mayer, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs / Published December 12, 2020 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFNS) -- About five years ago, the Air Force embarked on a journey with Condition Based Maintenance Plus, to shift the sustainment enterprise from “flying to failure” to a “flying to forecast” mindset. In a recent episode of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center ’s Leadership Log podcast, Chris Damani, CBM+ Program Office chief, described CBM+ as a new ...

Defense Daily Share: Icebreaker Needs. The U.S. Coast Guard needs more polar icebreakers and should evaluate ice strengthening for some of its high-endurance National Security Cutters and forthcoming medium-endurance Offshore Patrol Cutters, says a new analysis by Rand Corp. analysts. Given the rapidly changing nature of polar conditions, the likelihood that new icebreakers will be operating for decades, increasingly diverse mission sets, and unknown future requirements related to militar...

New storage solutions are delivering big benefits on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft modification line at Fleet Readiness Center East, with everyone from aircraft maintenance professionals to program leadership noticing improvements in safety and efficiency. As part of remodeling efforts of the F-35 modification line, FRCE installed new vertical lift modules – also known as vertical stackers – to house aircraft parts and supplies. Collocated with each of the renovated modification bays, the ...

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Several Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center experts recently won the Defense Department’s most prestigious acquisition awards. Under Secretary of Defense Ellen Lord announced last month the winners of the 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards, which included Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Systems members at Hill AFB: 2020 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Team Award: GBSD Program Office. 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Individual Achievement...