Textron AirLand’s Scorpion won’t compete in T-X under current conditions
Textron AirLand has decided not to participate in the U.S. Air Force’s T-X jet trainer competition as it feels the requirements set are too high for its Scorpion to achieve.
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Source: Textron AirLand’s Scorpion won’t compete in T-X under current conditions
Tor-M2U deployed to Kuril Islands
Russian forces has deployed the Tor-M2U air defense system in the Kuril Islands, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.
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Source: Tor-M2U deployed to Kuril Islands
Denmark to deploy air defense radar to Iraq
The Danish government has decided to deploy an air defense radar to Iraq as part of its contribution to the coalition fighting against ISIL.
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The unit’s mission there is to provide a picture of the airspace over Iraq and eastern Syria for air surveillance and control.
Source: Denmark to deploy air defense radar to Iraq
Final U.S. Navy T-2 Buckeye flight occuring today
The U.S. Navy is retiring the North American T-2 Buckeye today with a final flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Final U.S. Navy T-2 Buckeye flight occuring today
U.S. upgrading storage facilities for B-61 nuclear bomb in Europe
Frankfurter Rundschau (FR) newspaper reported that across Europe, air bases that allegedly store the American B-61 nuclear bombs are being upgraded.
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Citing data compiled by Federation of American Scientists (FAS), improvements are being made to the perimeters for the bomb shelters and even maintenance vehicles to handle the weapons are being upgraded.
Source: U.S. upgrading storage facilities for B-61 nuclear bomb in Europe
Aviation Week: What went wrong with the KC-46’s fuel system
Aviation Week scored an exclusive interview with Brig. Gen. Duke Richardson, the program executive officer for all U.S. Air Force tanker programs, and he was able to shed some light on the difficulties Boeing encountered while designing the fuel system for the KC-46A.
Photo: Boeing
Serious delays with the flight test program of the new tanker could be attributed to struggles by Boeing to get the fuel-management system working as promised.
Source: Aviation Week: What went wrong with the KC-46’s fuel system
Indonesian media says two U.S. military aircraft were intercepted
Indonesian news media TribunKaltim.co said two U.S. military aircraft were intercepted at 14:32 p.m. on Sept. 23 east of Natuna airport.
Photo: © Commonwealth of Australia
The Indonesian air force dispatched two FLANKERs from Batam from 13:58 p.m. after a radar unit in Natuna island spotted the airspace incursion at 13:36 p.m.
An anonymous source said the call signs for both aircraft were “Navy 562″ and “CNV 7327″. The news report identified the planes as Super King Airs. Both left Indonesian airspace after the Sukhois had visual contact with them.
Source: Indonesian media says two U.S. military aircraft were intercepted
USN to test F-35C with full internal weapons during next sea trials
When the F-35C gets “feet wet” during its upcoming sea trials in October, the U.S. Navy will further stress the jet by having it operate with a full internal weapons load.
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The test crew will bring the F-35 Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System out to sea as well.
The Navy will also find out how well the jet talks with the carrier’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS).
Source: USN to test F-35C with full internal weapons during next sea trials
129th Rescue Wing sending their HH-60Gs to the U.S. Navy for maintenance
When the U.S. Air Force’s 129th Rescue Wing needed to have their HH-60Gs undergo their 600-hour phase inspections, the unit choose the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) to carry out the job.
U.S. Navy Photo by Victor Pitts
Source: 129th Rescue Wing sending their HH-60Gs to the U.S. Navy for maintenance
Sea trials for carrier Gerald R. Ford will be delayed six to eight weeks
Sea trials for aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has been pushed back by six to eight weeks as shipboard testing are taking longer than expected.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Aidan P. Campbell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Delivery of the ship, scheduled for Mar. 31, could be affected, the U.S. Navy said in a release.
Source: Sea trials for carrier Gerald R. Ford will be delayed six to eight weeks