The US Air Force (USAF) plans to begin offering a new retention bonus to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators who commit to remaining in the service for at least five years beginning in fiscal year 2016, among other measures it is taking to bolster the UAV enterprise, the service's ...
Uniforms are expected to arrive at select CONUS Army and Air Force Exchange Service stores beginning in November, according to an Air Force spokesperson, with some optional uniform items currently in development, such as the long-sleeve shirt and sweatshirt, set to...
Air Force Benefits Some people may be discouraged by the relatively low monthly pay that Air Force members receive at the beginning of their career, but in order to have a clear view of what you are actually receiving it’s important to consider all of the benefits of military service. Firs...
This is a huge museum with a very extensive collection of planes spanning the beginning of flight up to the present. It also covers the history of the Air Force. If you can, plan on spending an hour or two one day and additional time on another day. I recommended...
“Beginning to retire legacy bombers, to make way for the B-21 Raider, is something we have been working toward for some time,” said Timothy Ray, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command. “Due to the wear and tear placed on the B-1 fleet over the past two decades, maintaining ...
When final deployment was done, it was software as the users wanted. The users are involved from the beginning. Step one is the coders leaving their coding shop and going out to the flight line in Nellis [Air Force Base, Nevada], and ...
The US Air Force official managing the B-21 Raider stealth bomber programme has offered an update on its progress. The bomber, being developed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman, is beginning to “look like an airplane,” Randy Walden said. ...
By the beginning of June 1942, the British had correctly projected that the Mustang’s top speed would be increased to 430mph at an altitude of 25,000ft, which was roughly twice as fast as the Allison powered Mustang at that altitude (Douglas 254). When the test aircraft was complete ...
The RAA has long maintained that the pilot shortage has been devastating for smaller US communities, where secondary airports have gone dramatically underused since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Those airports had the “least amount of seats and the least amount of departures to...
At the beginning of 2000 the new Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) was introduced into service to be operatively flight tested on F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon. HGU-48/P The HGU-48/P made by Gentex was the forerunner of the HGU-55/P. In the early version it was base...