A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from Dannelly Field, Air National Guard Base, taxis into a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2023. The replacement F-16 aircraft offers enhanced capabilities to replicate more advanced threats and provide more realistic training to pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ricardo …
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U.S. Air National Guard Recommends Fielding Of BriteCloud 218 Decoy
An artistic depiction of the BriteCloud 218 variant released by a F-16C Fighting Falcon. (Photo: Leonardo) The decoy will be designated AN/ALQ-260(V)1 in U.S. Armed Forces service. The U.S. Air National Guard has issued a “fielding recommendation” for Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 Expendable Active Decoy, after the successful completion of the Foreign Comparative Testing on the …
A-10Cs Refueled And Rearmed For The First Time On A U.S. Highway During Northern Agility Exercise
The A-10Cs were refueled and rearmed during Northern Agility 22-1 that demonstrated operations in austere environments under the U.S. Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment doctrine through different scenarios. About a year after the first exercise of this kind, the U.S. Air Force performed a new exercise on a state highway on June 19, 2022. The …
Vermont Air National Guard’s F-35s On Their Way To Germany To Support NATO In Eastern Europe
A VT ANG F-35A prepares for take off to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, on May 2, 2022. Note the RCS enhancers fitted to the aircraft. F-35A Lightning II fifth generation aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard departed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. At least eight F-35A stealth aircraft, belonging to the 158th Fighter Wing of …
Leonardo’s BriteCloud Cleared To Begin Foreign Comparative Testing In The U.S.
An artistic depiction of the BriteCloud 218 variant released by a F-16C Fighting Falcon. (Photo: Leonardo) The Expendable Active Decoy will be tested on US F-16s after the recent tests on Italian Tornados and Danish F-16s. The U.S. Air Force’s Seek Eagle Office has approved Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 Expendable Active Decoy to be flown on …
A-10C Thunderbolt IIs And C-146A Wolfhounds Conducted First Ever Highway Operations In The US
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II lands on a Michigan State Highway in Alpena, Michigan, Aug. 5, 2021. Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron and two A-10s from the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing landed on a state highway as part of Northern Strike 21, a large-scale training exercise. This …
Wisconsin ANG Identifies Pilot Killed in F-16 Crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Grounds Flights Pending Investigation
File photo of F-16 Aircraft #87-261 from the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wis. (Photo by Capt. David Berget, Lacrosse Composite Squadron, Wisconsin Wing Civil Air Patrol) Pilot from 115th Fighter Wing who went down over Hiawatha National Forest has been identified. Flights grounded following the crash. The Wisconsin Air National …
Watch This Epic 360-degree Video Filmed Inside The Cockpit Of A USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter
360-degree cockpit view (Image credit: screenshot from YT video) Shot at 5.7K/30FPS with an Insta360 ONE X camera by Air Force Rescue Pilot @jolly_pilot the video below will literally bring you inside the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter flying at low level over New England. Based on the patch worn …