Airbus, Safran, and DGA To Coordinate

The Airbus H160 Program is heading to military service... Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) are pursuing a new set of studies to further the militarisation of the H160 and to define its associated support ecosystem in the frame of the Joint Light Helicopter program. This contract launches pre-development activities for the military version of the H160, also called the Guépard by the French armed forces, in order to meet the delivery schedule that was brought forward in May 2019 by the French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly.

KC-130J Refuels Both Fixed Wing And Rotary Wing Aircraft

It's been a mite busy up in Marietta, GA, as the Lockheed Martin folks keep herding those Herky-birds off to new homes. This time, Lockheed Martin has delivered the second of two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelers to representatives from France’s Armée de l'Air, last week, at the company’s Aeronautics facility. France has received a total of four Super Hercules aircraft — two C-130J-30 combat delivery airlifters and two KC-130J aerial refuelers — through a Foreign Military Sale with the U.S. government. The two C-130J-30 airlifters were delivered in 2017 and 2018, and first KC-130J delivered in September 2019. All of these Super Hercules are operated in co

91 Year Old USAF Staff Sergeant Laid To Rest, And Honored By Hundreds

The community that bridges both aviation and our nation's military can be a strong and loyal one. When the word went out to a number of veteran's groups and message boards that a USAF Vet would be laid to rest without any remaining family in attendance, that community showed by the hundreds... in the middle of a snowstorm... to pay their respects and make sure that Clyde Baldwin's service and lifetime would not be forgotten.