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June 02, 2010

Air Intercept Controllers Learn To ‘Think Like A Pilot’

How? Observe What Goes On In The Cockpit Using F/A-18 Simulators

More than 30 Marine and Navy air intercept controllers recently gathered at the Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron at the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters building at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

Aircraft Number 2 Of Five Will Be Delivered In A Few Weeks

The Mexican Air Force has taken delivery of the first of five C295s ordered from Airbus Military. The aircraft is equipped with a palletized loading system and a medical evacuation kit. The second aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in the coming weeks, with all five handed over to the customer by year end.

First Black Hawk Assembled In Europe

The first S-70i Black Hawk helicopter built at PZL Mielec, Sikorsky's subsidiary in Poland, has entered the flight test program at the company's Development Flight Center (DFC) in Florida. The S-70i helicopter is an international variant of the Black Hawk helicopter.

Recrafting The Future of Aerospace

Recent publications from the Aerospace Industries Association note that, "America’s requirement for workers who are well educated in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is falling far short of anticipated need. Trends are discouraging, and interest is lacking among American youth. We simply aren’t producing enough engineers and non-engineering technical workers, such as hands-on manufacturing labor. Without dramatic change, these needs will go unmet, the future of the American aerospace industry will be bleak and the consequences for the nation will be extreme."

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Gone West: Medal Of Honor Winner John Finn

Was Cited For Heroism During Attack On Pearl Harbor

15 Navy men were awarded the Medal of Honor following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The last of those heroes passed away last Thursday at the age of 100, the oldest living recipient of the nation's highest award for valor.

February Air Strike The Result Of "Inaccurate And Unprofessional" Reporting By UAS Crews

The U.S. Military released a report Saturday that lays the blame for a mistaken February air strike in Afghanistan in the laps of the operators of the UAVs that directed the strike. As many as 23 civilians were killed when a civilian convoy was mistaken for an insurgent force and attacked.