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Ellsworth sends first B-1 for IBS upgrade

Ellsworth sends first B-1 for IBS upgrade

A B-1 bomber from the 34th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base left on Jun. 30 to get the Integrated Battle Station systems upgrade at Tinker Air Force Base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sadie Colbert

It is the first B-1 from Ellsworth Air Force Base to get the upgrade, which will take more than eight months to complete.

Source: Ellsworth sends first B-1 for IBS upgrade

GoPro video of F-15SG doing a high-G turn followed by a afterburner climb

GoPro video of F-15SG doing a high-G turn followed by a afterburner climb

A RSAF F-15SG carries out a high-G turn to the right over the city and then zooming up in a full afterburner climb.

Majulah Singapura – F-15SG High-G Combat Turn
WOAH! Did you just hear the ROAR of our F-15SGs?! As promised, here’s the EXCLUSIVE VIDEO of our F-15SG performing the High-G Combat Turn over the Marina Bay area for #NDP2015!For those who have been catching it over the weeks, can you spot where you were? Tell us if you do! :DNDPeeps Singapore50 #SG50 #SAF50
Posted by The Republic of Singapore Air Force on Saturday, July 18, 2015


Source: GoPro video of F-15SG doing a high-G turn followed by a afterburner climb

34th Fighter Squadron activates, commences Hill’s combat F-35 era

34th Fighter Squadron activates, commences Hill’s combat F-35 era

The 388th Fighter Wing activates 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah on Jul. 12. The 34th will be the first combat squadron to fly the F-35A.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Alex R. Lloyd)
U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd

Source: 34th Fighter Squadron activates, commences Hill’s combat F-35 era

Ground testing of Storm Shadow on Eurofighter completed

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

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

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

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