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l´USAF plane de retirer +300 jets,dont:

-137 F-15
-177 F-16
-9 A-10s

11 ans avant leur date,pour epargner 3,4B$ et accelerer ainsi les F-22/35

mais ca doit dabord passer le congress et le futur president doit signer!

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US Air Force eyes fighter cuts to boost modernization
Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:51pm EDT



WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force is seeking to retire early more than 300 fighter aircraft next year to save $3.4 billion in the hope of funding advanced Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) fighters and other modernization efforts, a published report said on Wednesday, citing internal Pentagon documents.

The plan would retire 137 F-15 and 177 F-16 fighters plus nine A-10 close air support attack aircraft as much as 11 years before the end of their scheduled useful lives, InsideDefense.com, an online news service, reported.

"Without accelerating these retirements, we are left with a larger, less-capable force unable to penetrate anti-access environments," the Air Force was quoted as telling John Young, the Pentagon's top arms buyer, in defense of a fiscal 2010 spending plan it submitted in August.

"Anti-access" is Pentagon jargon for spots defended by advanced surface-to-air missiles and state-of-the-art fighters such as those used or planned by Russia and China.

A key Air Force concern is what it calls a potential fighter gap until Lockheed's radar-evading F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is produced in large numbers.

An Air Force spokesman said it would be inappropriate to discuss an internal working document that will continue to change until it is incorporated into the next president's fiscal 2010 budget submission.

The document was quoted as saying an Air Force analysis showed a "smaller but modernized fighter force, when coupled with a robust bomber fleet, can effectively bridge the gap until the F-35 can be produced in required numbers (ramping to 110) and the F-22 can be modified to a common configuration."

Air Force officials have said they plan to increase F-35 production over the next five years to address the fighter gap, InsideDefense.com said.

Two F-35s have entered flight test, two are in ground test and 17 are in various stages of assembly, including the first two production-model jets scheduled for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2010, Lockheed said last month.

The president of the Air Force Association, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Dunn, said it remained to be seen if Congress would let the Air Force get rid of so many aircraft so early and if Pentagon leaders would grab the savings to fund competing priorities within other armed services.

"There will have to be a lot of dialogue inside the Pentagon between the Air Force and the office of the secretary of defense, probably the secretary himself, before a decision is made," Dunn, a former president of the Pentagon's National Defense University, said in a telephone interview.

Old warplanes typically involve high maintenance costs and may require big outlays for structural upgrades. Still, lawmakers often have blocked Air Force attempts to retire aging warplanes early, partly to preserve jobs -- in their voting districts -- at bases from which they are flown.

In the fiscal 2010 budget request being readied at the Pentagon for the next president, the Defense Department is seeking ways to continue production of Lockheed Martin's F-22, the top U.S. dog fighter, while boosting F-35 output to capture economies of scale quickly, Pentagon officials have said.

The final say on whether to go on building the F-22 is being left to the next president, who is to be elected Nov. 4 and take office Jan. 20 -- only weeks before the administration's budget request normally is sent to Congress.

The proposed early retirements represent accelerations of seven years in the case of the F-15, six years for the F-16 and 11 years for the A-10, according to the document cited by InsideDefense.com.

The savings would fuel a push to modernize the Air Force's bombers, late-date fighters and go toward a new "nuclear-specific" B-52 bomber rotational squadron and Northrop Grumman Corp'a (NOC.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system expansion, the document was quoted as saying. (Reporting by Jim Wolf; editing by Carol Bishopric, Gary Hill)

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1531730620081015?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

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Okinawa Decision Has Missile Defense Element


May 25, 2010

By David A. Fulghum

By backpedaling on a campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine Corps airbase from Okinawa, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama may have nonetheless secured additional airborne cruise missile and tactical ballistic missile defenses for Japan. China is seen as the cruise missile threat since it has developed a new, faster, long-range weapon that can be launched from its Su-27MKK strike fighter fleet. North Korea has the greater fear factor, however, because of its suspected nuclear ballistic missile capability and its government’s erratic behavior and apparent aggressions, such as the alleged sinking of a South Korea warship. Okinawa is already home to the first wing of U.S. Air Force Boeing F-15Cs carrying an older model of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The Raytheon-designed radar essentially increases the aircraft’s radar range from about 50 miles to around 150 miles (horizontal or vertical) and it allows the fighters to detect small and stealthy targets in time to intercept cruise missiles with specially designed AIM-120C-6 and AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Amraam) weapons. U.S. defense officials tell AVIATION WEEK that more AESA-equipped fighters will be stationed in Okinawa to further beef up the anti-missile forces already there. The initial Okinawa-based F-15 unit worked out tactics for cruise missile defense while stationed in Alaska. Two years ago the unit made the shift to Japan’s southernmost airbase, which has responsibility for an area of operations that extends to within about 20 miles of China. The newest twist is that the U.S. Air National Guard and Raytheon are talking about demonstration of an air-launched, hit-to-kill missile called the network-centric airborne defense element (NCADE) for a ballistic missile defense mission. It uses an Aim-120 Amraam missile body and extends the range far enough to support an anti-ballistic missile mission. The Guard revealed in late April that it had started upgrades of its Golden Eagle F-15C fleet starting with the Florida ANG’s 125th Fighter Wing, followed by units in Massachusetts and Montana. “We’re embracing an air-launched concept for theater ballistic missile defense as a deterrent and as a tactical capability to protect our forces in-theater and for homeland defense,” says Maj. Todd Giggy, the 125th’s chief of weapons and tactics. USAF F-22s also carry AESA radars, as will both the Air Force’s active fleet of 220 F-15Es, with the APG-82(V)4 radar, and Air National Guard F-15s, with the APG-63(V)3 radar. Leading officials have not mentioned specifics in public, but in explaining his reversal on keeping U.S. forces on Okinawa the Japanese prime minister said he now had a better appreciation of their role as a deterrent in the region. Still, there was a public outcry from some Okinawa residents after the announcement that Japan would stick with the 2006 agreement it had reached with the U.S. over basing. That deal called for Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to be moved to the less-populated north side of Okinawa rather than off the island. In a visit there, Prime Minister Hatoyama offered his apology “for causing much confusion” by first supporting opposition to the Okinawa rebasing and then accepting it after public furor was expressed. It was his second visit this month. Credit: USAF

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USAF to Deploy Raptors in Japan and Guam
The US Air Force will deploy its F-22A Raptors at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Kadena Air Base, Japan, for training by the end of May 2010 .
During the four months of training, 12 F-22As from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, will be deployed to Kadena and 12 will be deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to Andersen.
Nearly 250 airmen will accompany the Raptors to each location for the training.
It will be the first time that F-22s from Holloman Base have been deployed to the Western Pacific to train in a forward location.
The F-22A aircraft can avoid enemy detection and cruise at supersonic speeds. It is highly manoeuvrable and will provide the joint forces with integrated situational awareness.

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Boeing Receives 1st F-16 for Conversion into QF-16 Aerial Drone


JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 27, 2010 — The first retired F-16 Falcon arrived at Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville on April 22 to begin conversion into a QF-16 aerial drone. Boeing received a $69.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force on March 8 for the first phase of the QF-16 program.
The Boeing-led team, which includes BAE Systems, will begin engineering, manufacturing and development of the full-scale manned and unmanned QF-16s during Phase 1. The drones will be used as aerial targets for newly developed weapons and tactics. They will be a higher-performing aircraft than the QF-4s they will replace.
The team will receive six F-16s during the program’s development phase. After modification to the QF-16 configuration, they will serve as prototypes for engineering tests and evaluation prior to low-rate initial production. Up to 126 QF-16 drones will be converted beginning in 2014.
Source: Boeing

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C-17 Globemaster IIIs prepare to land at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 19, 2010, after participating in a mobility exercise over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The exercise was part of the larger bi-annual U.S. Air Force Weapons School Mobility Air Forces exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

B-2A Spirits from the 509th Bomb Wing have deployed to Andersen AFB in Guam.

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B-2A Spirits from the 509th Bomb Wing have deployed to Andersen AFB in Guam.

March 5: B-2A Spirits from the 509th Bomb Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) in Missouri have landed at Andersen AFB in Guam, replacing B-52H Stratofortresses deployed from Barksdale AFB in Louisiana as part of the continuous bomber presence on the Pacific island.

The B-2s join F-22 Raptors deployed from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska as part of the theatre security package.

Posted 6/2/2010

F-22 Raptors from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, fly over Alaska May 26, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian

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DATE:04/06/10
SOURCE:Flight International
USAF sets 2013 entry for extended-range JASSM
By John Croft

The US Air Force says it will be ready to deploy the extended-range version of its Lockheed Martin-built AGM-158 joint air-to-surface stand-off missile (JASSM) in the second half of 2013.

Using larger fuel tanks and a more efficient Williams International F107-WR-105 turbofan engine, rather than the Teledyne CAE J402-CA-100 turbojet, the JASSM ER (AGM-158B) will have a range of more than 926km (500nm), up from 370km for the original missile.

The AGM-158 entered service in 1999 and has not been used in combat to date. Lockheed in April rolled out the 1,000th JASSM round from its Troy, Alabama factory, one of 1,200 units that have been purchased for use with the Boeing F-15, B-1B and B-52, Lockheed F-16 and Northrop Grumman B-2, and with the US Navy's Boeing F/A-18.

Early problems with the cruise missiles, which caused the air force to put the programme on hold from June 2007 until May 2008 have been addressed. This was evidenced by 15 successful launches in 16 tests of Lot 7 JASSMs in autumn 2009, says Col Stephen Demers, air force JASSM programme manager and 308th Armament Systems Group commander. "These are the best results in the history of the programme," he says.

Lockheed was awarded a Lot 8 production contract for 158 missiles in January. Problems with Lot 5 and 6 missiles, which included fuzes that failed to initiate detonation and electrical problems elsewhere in the missile were fixed at Lockheed's expense and incorporated into Lot 7 examples, says Demers.

The USAF "upped" quality control on all suppliers in the aftermath of the investigations, he adds.

To date, the air force has tested six JASSM-ER missiles launched from a B-1 bomber (below) and has five additional tests due this summer, starting in July.



Demers expects the first production buy for the JASSM ER by January 2011 as part of the weapon's Lot 9 purchase. Air force testing of the JASSM ER, which has 70% hardware commonality and 95% software commonality with the regular version of the cruise missile, will include 21 test launches.

Demers says Lockheed's F-35 Lightning II is "on the list" to receive both missiles, to be carried externally, but that no funding is in place for the work. A systems level readiness review is set for summer, following successful subsystem production readiness reviews conducted between February and April, the air force says.

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U.S. Air Force orders 8 C-27J aircraft from Finmeccanica





Alenia North America, a unit of Italy's Finmeccanica, has received a $319 million order from the U.S. Air Force for eight C-27J tactical transport aircraft, bringing to 21 to total number now ordered by the U.S. Air Force and Army.

The aircraft will be delivered during 2012 to L-3, Finmeccanica's partner on the program, Finmeccanica said in a statement. The 21 aircraft now ordered by the U.S. are worth $812 million, the firm added.
Finmeccanica said the U.S. military's 2011 budget, now in Congress, also contains $351 million for a further eight C-27J orders.
Separately, Finmeccanica-owned U.S defense electronics firm DRS Technologies has signed a teaming agreement with Boeing to work on Boeing's U.S. tanker offering, the firm said June 7.
DRS will work with Boeing on console design and manufacture the Aerial Refueling Operating Station for the aircraft, should Boeing win the contest

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As the Space Shuttle Atlantis headed to space and the International Space Station for the final time on May 14, a pair of F15 Strike Eagles patrolled the skies above the launch and captured this stunning image. Note the shadow of the plume. Lt. Col. Gabriel Green and Capt. Zachary Bartoe photographed the launch from an F-15E Strike Eagle over Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Colonel Green is the 333rd Fighter Squadron commander and Captain Bartoe is a 333rd FS weapons system officer. Both aircrew members are assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/7810381/Pictures-of-the-day-8-June-2010.html

B-52s Headed to Guam



Posted 6/4/2010
Three B-52H Stratofortesses take off on their way to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a deployment June 2, 2010, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. During the six-month deployment, nearly 350 Airmen and more than five B-52s will provide U.S. Pacific Command with a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael J. Veloz)

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Converting C-5 to a Super Galaxy

Lockheed Martin inducted its third C-5 Galaxy strategic air-lifter into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line at its facility here today.
The aircraft will become the sixth C-5M flying operational missions in support of America’s strategic airlift requirements in mid-2011. The largest and most capable airlift aircraft in the U.S. Air Force fleet, the C-5M is rapidly becoming the cornerstone of Global Reach in support of operations around the world.
The RERP modifications will make the aircraft a C-5M Super Galaxy and consist of more than 70 improvements and upgrades to the C-5 airframe and aircraft systems, and include the installation of new higher-thrust, more reliable turbofan engines.
"We are excited every time we induct an aircraft to become a Super Galaxy, because it is the sunrise of a new generation of strategic air-lifters.
The strategic value of the C-5M, as well as the value to the taxpayer, is unmatched,” said Lorraine Martin, Lockheed Martin C-5 vice president. “The C-5M is less than half the cost of other U.S. strategic air lifters and it provides twice the capability."
The third aircraft to enter the RERP/Modernization production line is a C-5B based at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This aircraft was delivered to Dover on Jan. 28, 1987 and has served U.S. military operations across the globe in such areas as Afghanistan, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, Senegal and Thailand.
The first production C-5M is scheduled for delivery to Dover AFB later this year.
Current Air Force plans call for Lockheed Martin to deliver 52 C-5Ms (modification of 49 C-5Bs, two C-5Cs, and one C-5A) by 2016. Three C-5Ms, the former Super Galaxy test fleet, were given the highest rating possible during Air Force testing and have set 42 world records in airlift while flying operational missions worldwide.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2009 sales of $45.2 billion.

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Alaskan Falcons



Posted 6/20/2010
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon prepare for a simulated air war during exercise Red Flag-Alaska over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2010. The Falcon crews are assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clay

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Eagle Returns to Nest



Posted 6/24/2010
An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 492nd Fighter Squadron returns to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, June 15, 2010. The aircraft were based at nearby RAF Mildenhall during the runway reconstruction at Lakenheath from May 15 to June 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Passmore)

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USAF B-1 Bomber Begins Flight Test After Upgrade
Boeing has begun flight testing for the US Air Force's B-1 Lancer bomber, following an upgrade using new digital avionics for the aft cockpit and a line-of-sight Link 16 data link.
The USAF carried out the first four-hour flight of the B-1 fully integrated data link (FIDL) on 4 June at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The Link 16 data link was tested by sending and receiving text messages, and receiving virtual mission assignment data such as target coordinates for a weapon.
Link 16 will add line-of-sight capability to the B-1's existing beyond line-of-sight joint range extension applications protocol (JREAP) data link.
It will also integrate the JREAP data onto new, full-colour displays with intuitive symbols and moving maps.
Boeing B-1 programme manager Mark Angelo said Link 16 would allow the B-1 to be an active participant in a network that is commonly used by fighter, reconnaissance, and command and control aircraft.
As part of the programme, three flight tests will be carried out this month and additional flight tests are scheduled until January 2011.
The USAF intends to upgrade its entire fleet of 66 B-1s with FIDL.

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B-1 Wing Walk



Posted 4/11/2010
Senior Airman Scott Foust takes a closer look at a B-1B Lancer wing March 31, 2010, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Airman Foust is a crew chief with the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

un autre (gros) candidat a la retraite anticipée!

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B-1B Lancer Fleet To the Boneyard?



Back to the Title 10 side of the house for a moment; the Air Force Council meets today to consider further cuts in aircraft to meet aggressive savings targets laid out by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. One option on the table: early retirement of all 66 B-1B Lancer bombers (the last delivery of which came back in 1988).

Force structure cuts might also extend to the air arm’s much cherished but currently under-utilized fighter force. The service already plans to early retire 250 fighters this year, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said last month; gone are 112 F-15s, 134 F-162, and 3 A-10s.

Some of the fighter wings, mainly A-10, are being chopped altogether, while others are transitioning from legacy F-15s to upgraded F-15s or to the fifth-generation F-22 and other wings are prepping to receive the F-35 at some uncertain future date.

“By accepting some short-term risk, we can convert our inventory of legacy fighters and F-22 (Raptors) into a smaller, more flexible and lethal bridge to fifth-generation fighters like the F-35 (Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter),” Donley said.

While short-range tactical fighters (and potentially bombers) are being cut, the Air Force is adding more MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones and more analysts to scrutinize the massive amounts of imagery they generate.

– Greg Grant

http://defensetech.org/2010/06/24/b-1b-lancer-fleet-to-the-boneyard/

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NATO Jump Week 2010



Posted 6/29/2010
Servicemembers parachute from a C-17 Globemaster III June 17, 2010, over drop zone at Alzey, Germany, during International Jump Week 2010. Five NATO countries participated in the annual event to support one of United States Air Forces in Europe's top priorities building partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)

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Premier vol en formation pour le F-35 Lighting II

Le Pentagone a autorisé la diffusion des premières photos montrant deux jets F-35 Lighting II volant en formation.
Les photos sont particulièrement nettes et les fans d’aéronefs militaires se régaleront en se plongeant dans cette galerie photos. C’était la première fois que les jets furtifs F-35A Lightning II volaient ainsi en formation pour un vol de longue durée.
Ils ont décollé de Fort Worth au Texas pour la base aérienne d’Edwards en Californie. [Merci Jason]

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06/29/2010
SORTIES

U.S. Air Force F-16 Aggressor aircraft from the 18th Aggressor Squadron fly a sortie over Alaska, June 24, 2010, during exercise Red Flag Alaska 10-3. Red Flag Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed advanced aerial exercise that trains U.S. and allied air force pilots for real combat situations. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Harper Jr.

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Lockheed to Deliver Lot V F-35s to US Air Force
Lockheed Martin will deliver 22 initial production lot V conventional take-off and landing F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft to US Air Force under US Department of Defence contract.
The $193m contract is part of a larger $522m contract by the DoD for production and delivery of 42 F35s for the air force, navy and army.
Lockheed will complete the work in May 2011.
The Naval Air Systems Command is responsible for the contracting activity.

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US Air Force T-38 Aircraft Receives Seat Upgrade
The US Air Force's T-38 Talon aircraft is receiving new escape systems that will improve aircrew safety and comfort.
Martin-Baker Aircraft is installing the new seat, called the mk US16T, on all T-38Cs at Randolph AFB.
The new seat will eject at zero altitude and zero airspeed, enabling the aircrew to bail out on the ground, and provide rapid deployment of the parachute following ejection.
It will hold a 45lb parachute, which incorporates multiple safety features in a container called the head box.
Equipped with an inter-seat sequencing system, which has a selector box with three options, the seat will decrease the chance of aircrew collision during ejection and potential aircrew burn.
12th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment instructor Rey Gutierrez said the rear seat ejects up and to the right, and the front seat ejects up and to the left, so a collision is unlikely.
The seat will also decrease the potential of injury to aircrew members, especially at high airspeed, because its thigh and ankle restraints keep them more secure.
It will also include a survival kit with a radio, flares, a mirror, a first aid kit, water, a flashlight and other items as well as fittings for a faster release of the parachute canopy

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Boeing, Jacksonville Community Celebrate Arrival of F-16s for Aerial Target Program


July 15, 2010 by Marcel van Leeuwen








JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 15, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] employees joined congressional representatives, local government officials and community leaders on July 9 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville to celebrate the arrival of the first F-16s for the QF-16 aerial target program.
Boeing received a $69.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force in March to convert up to 126 retired F-16s into QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Targets that can fly either manned or unmanned. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2014.
“This is an important program for the Air Force and Boeing,” Steve Waltman, Boeing director of Aircraft Sustainment & Maintenance, told the audience. “This is a significant off-platform project for our company, and we have confidence that our Cecil Field teammates will deliver the aerial targets to our customer on budget and on time.”
Source: Boeing

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Boeing Delivers Final C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Test Aircraft

SAN ANTONIO, July 19, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 30 delivered the last of three test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) system design and development contract.
Boeing made the final delivery one week ahead of schedule after the aircraft completed a successful functional check flight on June 25. The test aircraft was flown by a joint Boeing and Air Force crew from the Boeing facility in San Antonio to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., where it will be prepared for programmed depot maintenance. The two other C-130 AMP test aircraft are on their way to Robins Air Force Base, Ga., for programmed depot maintenance.
“C-130 AMP is now ready to transition to low-rate initial production [LRIP],” said Mahesh Reddy, C-130 AMP director for Boeing. “This is a significant development for Boeing and the Air Force, as it is the most comprehensive avionics upgrade for the C-130 in its 50 years of Air Force service.”
C-130 AMP improvements include a fully integrated, night-vision-goggle compatible, digital glass cockpit and new digital avionics that increase situational awareness and enhance safety. The AMP upgrade also brings avionics commonality to the C-130 fleet and flexibility in assigning aircrew, regardless of aircraft model. A total of 20 AMP kits will be installed during LRIP.
Source: Boeing

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Bomber Support



Posted 7/20/2010
A B-52 Stratofortress flies over the Pacific Ocean after an air refueling during the Rim of the Pacific exercise July 10, 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. The B-52 is from the 20th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kamaile O. Long)

Allez les gars en cherche des Bidon de carburons externe qui en été largué par un d’un F-16 en détresse

Le premier qui les trouve gagnera un vol sur F-16

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UPDATE: National Guard F-16 Makes Emergency Landing
An F-16 from Buckley Air Force Base made an emergency landing at Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs just before 3 p.m. An Air National Guard spokeswoman tells 11 News the plane had an in-flight emergency and had to jettison its external fuel tanks.
The F-16 was on a regular training mission over eastern Colorado and western Kansas when the emergency occurred and the pilot was able to veer away from any populated areas before dropping the tanks.



The tanks landed in an unpopulated area in Elbert County and county officials have been notified and are currently looking for the fuel tanks.
If any members of the community find the fuel tanks, please notify authorities immediately and stay clear of the tanks to protect the integrity of the Air Force Safety investigation that will be initiated by the 140th Wing.
The pilot is reportedly okay, and there was no damage to the plane.
The details of exactly what that in-flight emergency was are not available.
Stay with KKTV 11 News for the latest on this developing story

http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/99051214.html





ah J’ai oublié de mentionner que le vol et sur flaysimulateur