An agreement has been reached between U.S. Department of Defense
and U.K. Ministry of Defense officials that allows the RAF to
purchase three RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft during the next seven
years. Airmen at Offut Air Force Base in Nebraska were tasked to
train the initial RAF aircrews.
RAAF Achieves Initial Operating Capability With Its First
F/A-18 Squadron
Four new F/A-18F Super Hornets were delivered to Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley in December, expanding
the RAAF's fleet of the advanced multirole fighters to 15.
Apache Helos To Get Enhanced Low-Light TV Capability
The U.S. Army awarded a $15 million contract for production of a
low-light-level TV capability, called VNsight, to Lockheed Martin
for the Apache's combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition
Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also
known as Arrowhead.
Critical Care Transport Teams Keep Patients Stabilized During
Transport
Air National Guard members will begin flying a newly assigned
critical care air transport team mission from Ramstein Air Base,
Germany, Jan. 10, the air surgeon said in an interview at Joint
Base Andrews just outside Washington, DC on Jan. 4.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Awards Contract For
Testing, Production
McCauley Propeller Systems has won a contract from General
Atomics Aeronautical Systems for testing and production of a new
four-blade, metal propeller for the Predator B Unmanned Aircraft
System.
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