KC-130J Harvest Hawk Operations In Afghanistan
12 December 2012
Since Harvest HAWK's combat debut in Afghanistan in 2010, Marine crews flying this specially configured KC-130J have been very busy.
Aircraft Photos - Best Photos Of 2012
6 December 2012
Best Images Submitted For 2013 Aeronautics Calendar
F-35 Lightning II Flight Testing At NAS Patuxent River
1 December 2012
The F-35 Integrated Test Force at Pax is responsible for flight testing the seagoing variants of the F-35.
F-35 Lightning II Flight Test Update 9
19 October 2012
The F-35 team set new records of SDD flights, SDD flight hours, and test points.
Dacian Viper: Guard F-16s In Romania
11 October 2012
US Air National Guardsmen from the 187th Fighter Wing, the Alabama Air National Guard unit at Dannelly Field ANGB in Montgomery, deploy to Romania participate in Dacian Viper 2012, a three-week joint exercise with the Romanian Air Force.
F-35 Lightning II Antenna Testing
8 October 2012
Measuring antenna performance for the F-35 began at Rome Research Lab eight years ago. Computer simulation cannot adequately test the range, isolation, and overall performance of the aircraft's antennas.
F-35 Lightning II Flight Test Update 8
30 June 2012
F-35 test pilots set new records for most flights in a month – 123 flights in March 2012 – and most test points in a month – 1,118 in June 2012. Through June, the F-35 test program conducted 595 test flights in 2012 and accrued 4,830 test points.
F-22 Milestones, Part 2
11 June 2012
The history of the F-22 program is still being written at the operational and training units, in flight testing of new capabilities, at the support centers, and upgrade and modernization programs that will come in future years.
Last F-22 Raptor Delivered
6 June 2012
A dramatic reveal of the last Raptor concluded the event. The immense metal doors of the B-1 building were raised to make public the sleek jet that had rolled off the F-22 assembly line at the opposite end of the building in December 2011.
Iowa F-16s In Kandahar
4 June 2012
Pilots, maintainers, and personnel from the 132nd Fighter Wing, the Iowa Air National Guard F-16 unit in Des Moines, deployed to Afghanistan in February 2012.