First Combat King II Delivered To The U.S. Air Force
The first HC-130J Combat King II has been delivered to the U.S.
Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It was flown to Davis-Monthan
Air Force Base, AZ, by Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, chief of Staff of
the U.S. Air Force. This aircraft is the first of 11 currently on
order with Lockheed Martin.
C-87 Liberator Express Aircraft Went Down On A Mission In The
Himalayan Mountains
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced
on Tuesday that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action
from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his
family for burial with full military honors.
Four GA Airplanes Apparently Violated A Presidential TFR
F-15C fighter jets under the direction of the North American
Aerospace Defense Command intercepted four separate general
aviation aircraft in the vicinity of San Jose, CA Monday The TFR
was in place because of the presence of President Obama at a town
hall meeting in Mountain View, CA.
Aircraft Would Include World's Most Advanced Air Combat Radar,
Designed-In Stealth
A proposal to offer the advanced F/A-18E Super Hornet Block II
as the Japan Air Self Defense Force's (JASDF) next premier fighter
aircraft has been delivered by the U.S. Navy and Boeing. Japan
issued a Request for Proposal for its F-X fighter competition on
April 13, with a deadline of Sept. 26.
Grumman-Built Experimental Airplane Model Has Been On Loan To
The National Air And Space Museum
After spending the last 25 years on exhibit at the Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the only
full-scale mockup of the famed Grumman-built X-29 aircraft has
returned to Long Island. Northrop Grumman Corporation, which
designed and built the revolutionary forward swept wing aircraft
demonstrator, welcomed the aircraft September 22nd to the Cradle of
Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY.
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