Ground testing of Storm Shadow on Eurofighter completed

Ground testing of MBDA’s Storm Shadow cruise missile on the Eurofighter have been completed and the weapon is now clear for flight trails.

Photo: Eurofighter Consortium

Testing were done simultaneously at Alenia Aermacchi in Turin-Caselle and at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire.

Source: Ground testing of Storm Shadow on Eurofighter completed

RoKAF, U.S. Army Patriot crews practice linking their Patriot missile systems

For the second time, Patriot missile crews from the Republic of Korea Air Force and the U.S. Army carried a combined interoperability to link their systems together.

Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Heather A. Denby, 35th ADA Public Affairs

South Korea’s 199th Air Defense Artillery Battalion and the U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment were able to validate software and hardware configurations between their Patriot units by transferring data and communications.

Source: RoKAF, U.S. Army Patriot crews practice linking their Patriot missile systems

British pilots carried out air strikes in Syria while flying with U.S. Navy

It has been revealed that British fighter pilots embedded with the U.S. Navy had taken part in bombing raids over Syria, despite the fact that the House of Commons had voted against military action in Syria in 2013.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Amanda L. Ray [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: British pilots carried out air strikes in Syria while flying with U.S. Navy

Tough landing conditions for B-52 at AirVenture this year

Landing skills of the pilots from the 93rd Bomb Squadron will be tested as they attempt to land a B-52 at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture.

By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The massive bomber’s wing-tip landing gear spans 148 feet but the widest and longest runway at Oshkosh is just 8,000 feet by 150 feet.

Source: Tough landing conditions for B-52 at AirVenture this year

Russia to receive six modernized Tu-22M3s this year

Russia will receive six modernized Tu-22M3 bombers by the end of 2015, according to Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov.

By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Russia to receive six modernized Tu-22M3s this year

Paveway IVs coming off the production line are heading straight to Saudi Arabia

Britain has agreed to let Saudi Arabia take over Paveway IV precision guided bombs on the production line at Raytheon UK that were meant for the Royal Air Force.

Photo: Sgt Gordy Elias/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

This is to ensure that the Saudis have healthy stocks of the weapon for strike missions against Islamic State targets and against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Source: Paveway IVs coming off the production line are heading straight to Saudi Arabia

Raytheon’s research in 3D printed missile

Researchers at Raytheon Missile Systems say they have already created nearly every component of a guided weapon using 3D printing.

Photo: Raytheon

Source: Raytheon’s research in 3D printed missile

All three Egyptian Air Force Rafales together

Source: All three Egyptian Air Force Rafales together

First two Su-35S fighters to be delivered this year

Famous Russia military aviation photographer Marina Lystseva traveled to the Sukhoi plant at Komsomolsk-on-Amur to photograph the first two Su-35S fighters that will be delivered to the Russian Air Force this year.

Source: First two Su-35S fighters to be delivered this year