US Air Force

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MC-12W Liberty exceeds 300,000 flying hours

http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123366273

 

[mgtstrategy]

C'est dingue d'en arriver là ???

Ils ne peuvent pas les offrir, ou les revendre au pire ?

 quel gachis en effet. ils pourraient les donner!! 

[clem200]

Ils vont les stocker, pas les mettre à la casse.

[actyon]

 

 

Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Pursue Moving Targets with New ESM Seeker

A new seeker employing Electronic Support Measures (ESM) was recently tested with the Raytheon Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile, as part of the weapon’s product improvement program. The new seeker will enable the cruise missile to engage moving or relocatable targets, including ships or mobile surface-to-air missile sites, identified by their unique electromagnetic signature. The new seeker can automatically locate and track moving and stationary targets by sensing the electro-magnetic radiation they emit (i.e. radar, communications etc). A major enhancement previously introduced with the Tomahawk Block IV missile includes a two-way satellite data-link that enables a strike controller to redirect the missile in-flight to preprogrammed alternate targets or more critical targets.

http://defense-update.com/20131008_esm-seeker-to-enable-tomahawk-cruise-missiles-to-hit-moving-targets.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=96272&utm_campaign=0

 

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10/9/2013 - Returning U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles with the 389th Fighter Squadron taxi to their shelters at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 5, 2013. The jets had returned from a deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse/RELEASED)

 

10/9/2013 - A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from the 389th Fighter Squadron flies over Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 5, 2013. The aircraft and its crew were deployed to Southwest Asia and returned that day amidst cheers from welcoming family and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse/RELEASED)

 

 

 

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Tyndall achieves 25,000th sortie

10/8/2013 - TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., -- Less than two weeks after the F-22's 10-year anniversary of arriving here, Team Tyndall achieved their 25,000th F-22 sortie during a 43rd Fighter Squadron Basic Course training mission Oct. 7.

"Flying 25,000 sorties is much more than just the number of times that the aircraft have flown here at Tyndall," said Master Sgt. Jamie Leach, 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit lead production superintendent.

"This number marks the accomplishment of producing many students to move on into combat coded units, which in turn provides the top cover to the men and women on the ground fighting the war."

http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123366335

 

[collectionneur]

Tiens, le Tomahawk va donc reprendre un rôle anti navire ?

[Rob1]

On dirait... par contre, il n'y a pas eu de version air-sol du Tomahawk en service.

 

Il n'y avait pas une version avec un imageur infrarouge pour le guidage terminal ?

[collectionneur]

Il y a eu un projet air-sol : http://www.ausairpower.net/Tomahawk-Subtypes.html

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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- (Right) Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., former Air Education and Training Command commander, retires after 35 years of dedicated service to the U.S. Air Force here Oct. 10. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presided over the change of command and retirement ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

 

Pourquoi il y a une différence dans le Kepi bien que les deux sont des généraux a 04 étoiles?????????

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Innovation advances F-22 as strategic force in the Pacific

10/10/2013 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska  -- The newest strategy in fighter employment will enable combat-ready F-22's to rapidly refuel, rearm, and redeploy. The new concept was demonstrated here during joint exercises in August.

The usual method of deploying fighters is structured around large footprint packages to a select few operating bases. The new rapid response force concept was developed by Lt. Col. Kevin Sutterfield, a Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 477th Fighter Group.

"This concept emphasizes the fundamental tenants of airpower: speed, flexibility, and surprise by pairing smaller formations of fighters and airlift that can move quickly together and operate from unexpected locations," said Sutterfield.

 

http://www.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123366592

 

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Fuels Specialist refuel F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing here recently. The newest strategy in fighter employment will enable combat-ready F-22’s to rapidly refuel, rearm, and redeploy in record time was demonstrated here during joint exercises in August. The new concept was developed by Lt. Col. Kevin Sutterfield, a Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 477th Fighter Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)

 

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Twenty five F-117 Stealth Jets flying together

25 F-117 en formation

http://theaviationist.com/2013/09/14/nighthawk-formation/#.R4W7GcrxrIU

 

Modifié le 14 octobre 2013 par actyon

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B-2 stealth bombers upgrade to include a more direct way to get Presidential orders

Imagine a B-2 waiting orders from the White House whether to drop a nuclear bomb on a enermy site or call it off in Iran, North Korea, Syria. That order has to be delivered to the bomber in a timely and trustworthy way.

With the Common Very Low Frequency Receiver Increment 1, or CVR-1 program, the U.S. Air Force fleet of B-2 stealth bombers will be given another more reliable way to receive orders from the President of the U.S. via EAMs (Emergency Action Messages).

http://theaviationist.com/2013/09/07/spirit-vlf/#.R4W8aMrxrIU

 

 

[Borisdedante]

US sacks nuclear missiles General Michael Carey

The general in charge of the US Air Force's long-range nuclear missiles has been sacked due to "loss of trust and confidence", officials have said.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24499310

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Air Force, Marines Clearing APKWS Guided Rockets for F-16, A-10 and AV-8B

In April 2013 an Air Force A-10 Warthog launched APKWS FW guided rockets from altitudes of 10,000-15,000 ft at an airspeed of 348 knots. Image: BAE Systems

 

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the success of recent tests conducted with a fixed wing variant of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket. The tests were performed by the Direct & Time Sensitive Strike Weapons Program Office (PMA-242), demonstrating robust design of the and the completion of the Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps. The conclusion of the JCTD is the next step toward evaluating the addition the Fixed Wing variant to the current APKWS Program of Record.

http://defense-update.com/20131015_air-force-marines-clearing-apkws-guided-rockets-for-f-16-a-10-and-av-8b.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=96272&utm_campaign=0

 

 

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Davantage de C-130J pour l’USAF


 

L'US Air Force vient de rendre officiel sa demande au constructeur Lockheed-Martin d’achat concernant une nouvelle tranche de 79 C-130J «Super Hercules».
 
L’US Air Force prévoit en effet, de commander un total de 69 C-130J, 5 C-130J pour l’US Coast Guard et 7 pour US Marine Corps. Ces appareils devront être livrés de 2016 à 2020. En parallèle, l’USAF désire également un lot de pièces de rechange et d’équipements connexes pour la flotte actuellement en service, ces équipements devant être disponibles pour 2018.

 

Lockheed a livré à ce jour plus de 290 C- 130J de 13 pays . La société espère livrer son 300e exemple avant la fin de cette année.

http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2013/10/15/davantage-de-c-130j-pour-l-usaf-854092.html

 

 

[alexandreVBCI]

L'USAF commence l'upgrade de ses B-52 :

 

 http://defensetech.org/2013/10/16/air-force-begins-b-52-upgrades/

[actyon]

L'USAF commence l'upgrade de ses B-52 :

 

 http://defensetech.org/2013/10/16/air-force-begins-b-52-upgrades/

 

Bombardier construis en 1960 quel longivite !!!!

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Northrop Grumman joins Honeywell in project to upgrade Navy shipboard aircraft landing systems

Air traffic control experts at the Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems segment in Woodland Hills, Calif., is joining the Honeywell Inc. Aerospace sector in Clearwater, Fla., on a project to upgrade precision landing systems aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.

Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., have announced their intention to award five-year contracts to Northrop Grumman and Honeywell to upgrade and improve Navy Precision Approach Landing Systems (PALS) on carriers and big-deck amphibs.

The contracts to Northrop Grumman and Honeywell have yet to be negotiated, and should be awarded in February, Navy officials say. The contracts, which will be basic ordering agreement (BOA), will be for services and materials to fabricate, modify, repair, replace, upgrade, and improve PALS components, assemblies, and associated hardware.

 

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/10/northrop-jpals-upgrade.html

 

 

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Shutdown ends and the Eagles fly again

http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123367448

 

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Mr. Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, speaks to the audience Sept. 12, 2013, during a ceremony commemorating the delivery of the final C-17 Globemaster III, P-223, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. This historical event comes more than 20 years after the 437th Airlift Wing and the 315th AW took delivery of the very first C-17 to enter the Air Force inventory June 14,1993, and marks the successful completion of C-17 production for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

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Air force One

 

President Barack Obama waves to servicemembers and families at Hickam Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, while boarding Air Force One, Dec. 26, 2012. After a brief vacation in Hawaii, President Obama is on his way back to Washington to address proposed extended tax cuts and looming fiscal cliff. He shook hands with a servicemembers and familes before boarding. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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New IFF To Improve US-French Interoperability

A French E-2C Hawkeye lands on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a coalition training exercise July 18, 2009, in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: US Navy

 

http://defense-update.com/20131015_french_e2c_iff.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=feedburner/defenseupdate

 

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C-17 crews make record airdrop

 

10/21/2013 - On the first pass, 16 resupply bundles are dropped from the lead C-17 Globemaster III onto a drop zone in Afghanistan Oct. 11, 2013. A total of 62 cargo bundles were dropped from two C-17s. This was the first time a combat cargo drop of this magnitude has taken place from two C-17s in formation over one drop zone. The planes and crews are from the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123367741