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The U.S. Air Force has demonstrated a lethal new weapon that could provide a low-cost and more widely-available alternative to sinking ships with traditional torpedoes. The new weapon, known as...
The US Air Force tested the munitions against a cargo ship in the Gulf of Mexico, breaking it in half and sinking it. An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter launched the modified bomb, striking the target,
Jolly Green II developmental testing complete Samuel King Jr. for the U.S. Air Force | April 15, 2021 Estimated reading time 4 minutes, 14 seconds. The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, completed its developmental test program Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Apr. 3. A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W Pave Hawk hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar, Jan. 6, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The J-PRIMES anechoic chamber is a room designed to stop internal reflections of ...
By Samuel King Jr. / Published April 15, 2021 A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W Pave Hawk hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar, Jan. 6, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The J-PRIMES anechoic chamber is a room designed to stop internal reflections of electromagnetic waves, as well as insulate from external sources of electromagnetic noise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.) An HH-60W Jolly Green II sits in a frozen chamber in the McKinley Climatic Lab, March 19, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, F...
The final test by the Sikorsky and Air Force team was on the aircraft’s weapon systems. The goal of the test was to both demonstrate the performance of the weapons while optimizing weapon-system configurations. “The timely completion of this test program represents an amazing accomplishment by the HH-60W Integrated Test Team,” said Joe Whiteaker, the 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W flight chief. “The team consistently overcame tremendous adversity through a mix of innovation and sheer determination.” The result of those labors ensured both the warfighter and the program’s decisi...