Operation Guide Wire broadens 178th Airmen’s skills

Publicada en 15 de abril de 202415 de abril de 2024 por Admin

Story by Staff Sgt. Constantine Bambakidis, 178th Wing SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Airmen from the 178th Mission Support Group worked with 123d Air Control Squadron members and Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, during Operation Guide Wire, an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Operation Guide Leer másOperation Guide Wire broadens 178th Airmen’s skills[…]

Marines UH-1Y Venom test next-gen SATCOM to MQ-25 Stingray

Publicada en 7 de mayo de 20237 de mayo de 2023 por Admin

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Marines UH-1Y Venom helicopter completed an initial flight to test the data transmission of the new Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) capability for MQ-25 Stingray April 26 at Pax River. The team at both the Dedicated Unmanned Carrier Aviation (UCA) Development Environment (DUDE) lab Leer másMarines UH-1Y Venom test next-gen SATCOM to MQ-25 Stingray[…]

US Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout completes first EABO exercise

Publicada en 18 de agosto de 202218 de agosto de 2022 por Admin

SAN DIEGO – Aug. 17, 2022 – U.S. Navy’s autonomous, runway-independent helicopter system Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout successfully completed the Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) concept, providing persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (ISR&T) capabilities. “Fire Scout is the Navy’s only unmanned helicopter with the ability to deploy from a ship or land with Leer másUS Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout completes first EABO exercise[…]

Boeing delivers the 150 P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Publicada en 9 de julio de 20229 de julio de 2022 por Admin

SEATTLE, July 7, 2022 — The newest Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol, reconnaissance aircraft took to the skies over Puget Sound bringing the total number of P-8s delivered to 150. The 150th multi-mission P-8 will be operated by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) One based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. “There are now 150 P-8s around Leer másBoeing delivers the 150 P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft[…]

Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft

Publicada en 21 de marzo de 202221 de marzo de 2022 por Admin

AUSTRALIA, March 21, 2022 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] Australia congratulates the Australian Government and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on their selection of ‘MQ-28A Ghost Bat’ as the military designator and name for the first Australian-produced military combat aircraft in over 50 years. Australia’s Defence Minister, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, announced the designator and name at Leer másBoeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft[…]

Boeing begins build on New Zealand’s first P-8A Poseidon

Publicada en 17 de marzo de 202217 de marzo de 2022 por Admin

WICHITA, Kan., March 17, 2022 –Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A team members and Spirit AeroSystems employees have laid the keel beam for New Zealand’s first P-8A Poseidon. This process, also called ‘keeling,’ was done at the Spirit AeroSystems facility where all Boeing 737 fuselages, nacelles and pylons are designed and built. Laying the keel is an important Leer másBoeing begins build on New Zealand’s first P-8A Poseidon[…]

El MQ-4C Triton completa el primer vuelo en configuración Multi-INT

Publicada en 2 de agosto de 20212 de agosto de 2021 por Admin

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland – 30 de julio de 2021 — Un MQ-4C Triton, fabricado por Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), despegó por primera vez tras el upgrade para la mejora de la configuración Multi-INT (multi-inteligencia), conocida como IFC-4 (Integrated Functional Capability Four). El Triton es la principal plataforma HALE (High-Altitude, Long-Endurance) ISR Leer másEl MQ-4C Triton completa el primer vuelo en configuración Multi-INT[…]