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Last Updated: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, 3:18 PM PDT
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US Navy designates E-6B replacement the E-130J
By FlightGlobal: The US Navy's fleet of E-6B Mercury nuclear missile command and control jets will be replaced by a Lockheed Martin C-130J-based platform, now designated the E-130J.
US Army Begins Adjustment To Tiltrotor Speed For FLRAA
By Aviation Week: As Bell finalizes the design, Army aviators are relearning how to perform the air assault mission at speeds up to 300 kt.
U.S. Sanctions Russia-Linked Chinese Drone Manufacturers
By Aviation Week: The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned two Chinese firms that are producing drones in China used by Russia in its war with Ukraine.
Early Fuel System Inspection Helps Reduce B-2 Programmed Depot Maintenance Time, US Air Force Says
By Defense Daily: U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers by Northrop Grumman typically undergo a 470-day programmed depot maintenance (PDM) every nine years in Palmdale,.
91 days early! B-2 completes PDM in record time
The Fighter Pilot Factory: US Air Force School Forges Pilots and Friendship
By Air & Space Forces Mag: The students and pilots at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT) come from all over Europe, Canada and the United States.
F-35B Lands on Japan's JS Kaga for the First Time as JMSDF Prepares to Operate STOVL Jet
By The Aviationist: The JS Kaga’s flight deck was modified to operate the F-35B and be used as a ‘Lightning Carrier’. The tests off the southern coast of California also pave.
World’s Costliest Weapons Program Failed to Hit Readiness Marks for Six Years, GAO Says
By Bloomberg: All versions of the F-35, the world’s costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according to the watchdog agency for Congress.