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F/A-18F CFT & Weapons Pod mockup in St Louis
While it has been known for sometime that Boeing and the US
Navy intend to fly a modified F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with conformal fuel
anks (CFTs) and a weapons pod later this summer, some new details are
emerging. When the modified...Show More Summary
F-35B vertical takeoff video
At long last, Lockheed Martin has released the video of the
first F-35B vertical takeoff on 10 May. For whatever reason, NAVAIR and the
F-35 Joint Program Office would not clear this for release at the time of the
event.
Anyways, vertical...Show More Summary
Taming the Wildcat
We like a good exclusive here on
Flightglobal, so I was happy to get the chance to tag along with our helicopter
est pilot Peter Gray in late April, as he became the first civilian to fly
AgustaWestland's new AW159. Being delivered as...Show More Summary
X-47B touch and goes onboard USS George H W Bush
The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system
demonstrator (UCAS-D) made its first touch and go onboard the aircraft carrier
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on 17 May.
"This landing, rubber hitting deck, is extremely fulfilling
for...Show More Summary
F-35A departure testing at Edwards AFB
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of test pilots
at Edwards AFB, California, intentionally departing the F-35A and testing
recovery procedures.
This sort of testing is vital since operational pilots will
find a way to depart...Show More Summary
CV-22s over Afghanistan
Boeing has released a new CV-22 Osprey video that describes the story of a mission flown by the US Air Force's 20 th Special Operations Squadron in 2011 over Afghanistan.
"Approximately one mile out, we began experiencing small arms fire," says Capt Will Thompson. Show More Summary
The day of the unmanned aircraft.
Unmanned aircraft have been grabbing the headlines today. First, there is now a clearer picture available of what appears to be China's first stealth UAV--but little more than that is really known, everything else is pure speculation. Show More Summary
F-35B performs first vertical take-off
Sources say that test pilots at NAS Patuxent River,
Maryland, performed the first Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
vertical take-off on 10 May.
The US Marine Corps' short take-off vertical landing (STOVL)
variant has always had a requirement to perform vertical take-offs right from
he outset of the JSF programme. Show More Summary
Iran rolls out "stealth' unmanned aircraft
Iran unveiled on 9 May what it claims is a new stealthy unmanned combat aircraft called the Hamaseh. According to the official FARS state news agency, the Hamaseh--which means Epic in Farsi--can be used for both intelligence, surveillance...Show More Summary
Turkish fighter concept breaks cover
We've seen some exciting news from the IDEF show in Istanbul this week, where Turkish Aerospace Industries has revealed imagery showing three potential designs for the nation's TFX future fighter. Two are single-engined concepts - with and without canards, while the best-looking (to my mind, at least) is the twin-engined beast pictured below. Show More Summary
Raptor 4007 starts testing Inc 3.2A upgrade on its 1000th sortie
Last month on 19 April, the US Air Force's F-22 Combined Test Force (CTF) completed the 1,000th sortie on tail number 4007 at Edwards AFB, California. The aircraft is currently testing the Increment 3.2A software upgrade package which...Show More Summary
X-47B makes its first trap on land
The US Navy's Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) made its first shore-based landing using a carrier's arresting gear system on 4 May. This first trap is the beginning of a series of tests before the...Show More Summary
UK drone moan reaches home
As expected, the UK Ministry of Defence's confirmation last week that some of its Reaper UAV missions in Afghanistan are now being piloted by personnel located at the Royal Air Force's Waddington air base hasn't pleased the anti-drone lobby. Show More Summary
Eglin AFB Marines fly first F-35B eight-ship
The US Marine Corps' VMFAT-501 training squadron, which is assigned to the US Air Force's 33 rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Florida, launched its first F-35B eight-ship earlier today. The unit flew one mission and then conducted a hot pit refueling before going back up again.
F-22 Raptor over Alaska
Lockheed Martin's in-house magazine, Code One, posted this photo that was taken when the first F-22 Raptors were being fielded at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Doesn't feel like it was that long ago, but more than half-a-decade has gone by since then. Show More Summary
Back from the dead: former RNZAF Skyhawk flies again
I'm a couple of weeks late in posting this, but private company Draken International earlier this month released a first image showing an ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force Douglas TA-4K Skyhawk flying in the USA in its new colours. "The...Show More Summary
DARPA's Air Dominance Initiative
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA) is studying next-generation fighter concepts under a new air dominance
initiative that should yield results for next year's budget cycle.
DARPA director Arati Prabhakar...Show More Summary
Coming soon: we tame the Wildcat
I tagged along with Flight International test pilot Peter Gray at AgustaWestland's Yeovil site in the UK yesterday, as he became the first civilian to fly the company's AW159 helicopter. We'll be running an exclusive flight test report...Show More Summary
PAK-FA to start operational testing in 2014
The Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA fifth-generation stealth fighter will start operational testing in 2014, reports Russian media outlet Ria Novosti.
"In 2013 we are expected to wrap up its preliminary tests and start operational testing. In 2014, we are planning to start official state tests," says United Aircraft Corporation president Mikhail Pogosyan. Show More Summary
F-14A versus the F-14B
Often in the world of military aviation we get wrapped up in technology. But while a superior weapon can make the difference between victory and defeat in the hands of a skilled operator, that weapon can be useless in hands of a novice. Show More Summary
