US Air Force gets nuke-sniffing plane

The U.S. Air Force has announced that team Offutt officially welcomed its second WC-135R Constant Phoenix aircraft to its fleet as tail number 64-14831 arrived May 11, 2023. The WC-135R is a special-purpose aircraft designed to carry out operations tha…

May 19, 2023
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Damaged F-22 returns to active service

Following 5 years of intense work, the U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jet, believed to be beyond flyable condition after its crash at Naval Air Station Fallon, rejoined the fleet. The Air Force said in a release that F-22 Raptor was damaged when a failed …

May 6, 2023
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US Air Force F-22 pilots test next-gen helmet

The U.S. Air Force has announced that the 46th Test Squadron engineers have begun developmental testing on Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) with F-22 Raptor pilots while the aircraft are stationed at Eglin.  Approximately five F-22A Raptor pil…

April 12, 2023
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Northrop Grumman to produce MESA sensor for E-7

U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. announced that it will enter into production of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor for the U.S. Air Force E-7 aircraft. The details were given in a 20 March media release to announce the …

March 22, 2023
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