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Former Israeli Air Force officer living in Massachusetts to reenlist after attack by Hamas fighters, US to reposition Gerald R. Ford CSG and tactical aircraft to support Israel – The Aviation Geek Club

To help with his home country’s war effort following Saturday’s attack by Hamas fighters Boaz Arbel, a former Major of the Israeli Air Force who now resides in Massachusetts says he will reenlist into military service. To help with his home country’s war effort following Saturday’s attack by Hamas fighters Boaz Arbel, a former Major …

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Northrop Grumman to develop SiAW, a new Stand-in Attack Weapon for the F-35 and possibly the B-21 – The Aviation Geek Club

The F-35 is the initial platform for the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), and the USAF has indicated the B-21 bomber may also carry the weapon. Northrop Grumman Corporation announced on Sep. 25, 2023 the US Air Force (USAF) has awarded the company an approximately $705 million contract to deliver the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), an …

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Here’s why this F-22A Raptor fired an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile while inverted – The Aviation Geek Club

Rail-launched weapons (essentially just the AIM-9X and AIM-132 on British F-35s) can be launched from both F-22 and F-35 while upside down. In the mid-1990s, Lockheed Martin teamed with Boeing to develop and build the F-22 Raptor, an extremely advanced tactical fighter that combined stealth, integrated avionics and maneuverability. The F-22 was intended as replacement …

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The F-15SE Silent Eagle could have an RCS less than one-fifth of the original F-15 Eagle but it was never built. Here’s why. – The Aviation Geek Club

Reducing the radar cross-section (RCS) of the Eagle was the number one factor in the F-15SE Silent Eagle’s tweaked design. The F-15EX Eagle II, the most advanced version to date of the iconic F-15 fighter, will fall in on the mission of the F-15C/D, but since in the 2030s the F-15E comes to the end …

The F-15SE Silent Eagle could have an RCS less than one-fifth of the original F-15 Eagle but it was never built. Here’s why. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

First Air Force Reserve Unit set to receive the F-35 Marks historic milestone with final F-16 deployment – The Aviation Geek Club

The 301st Fighter Wing will be the first Air Force Reserve Command wing equipped with the F-35. It is expected to receive its first fifth-generation fighter in 2024, but to reach that point, it will have to say goodbye to its longtime F-16s. The 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron stationed at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), …

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William Tell is back after 19-year hiatus. Air Force’s version of Top Gun to showcase air-to-air capabilities of USAF, ANG and Reserve F-22, F-35 and F-15 Eagle units. – The Aviation Geek Club

Pilots will be tested on their offensive and defensive skills in maneuvers against enemy aircraft, and the best group will be hailed as the top “fighter integration team” in the Air Force’s very own version of “Top Gun.” The Air Dominance Center, also known as the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, at Savannah Air National …

William Tell is back after 19-year hiatus. Air Force’s version of Top Gun to showcase air-to-air capabilities of USAF, ANG and Reserve F-22, F-35 and F-15 Eagle units. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

Former US Navy Operations Specialist lists all the advantages the F-35 has over Su-57 that make shooting fish in a barrel harder work than Lightning IIs taking down Felons. – The Aviation Geek Club

‘F-15EX “Missile Truck” can carry huge numbers of air-to-air missiles, like AMRAAMs, and firing them blind, but F-35s can take control of them and guide them to targets, allowing the F-35 to have a far larger effective missile load than is possible for a single stealth aircraft,’ Eric Wicklund, former US Navy Operations Specialist. The …

Former US Navy Operations Specialist lists all the advantages the F-35 has over Su-57 that make shooting fish in a barrel harder work than Lightning IIs taking down Felons. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

US Sending Destroyer, F-35s, F-16s to Protect Merchant Ships in Middle East After ‘Alarming’ Actions by Iran, Pentagon Says – The Aviation Geek Club

The US dispatched F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to supplement forces already in US Central Command: to deter Iran, the US has A-10s patrolling the skies in the area, in addition to P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The Defense Department on Jul. 17, 2023 announced in a news release …

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USAF Aircraft Armament System Specialist explains why the A-10 Warthog can’t effectively provide CAS in a near-peer war – The Aviation Geek Club

‘The properties that make the A-10 a great CAS platform, are also some of its biggest weaknesses,’ Scott Moser, former USAF reserve Aircraft Armament System Specialist. As already reported US Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. said on Mar. 7, 2023 the service would likely retire all its A-10 Warthog attack …

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The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters now have an “app store” to download cross-platform software – The Aviation Geek Club

An F-35 from the 461st Flight Test Squadron recently took flight here with a complement of software applications developed by government and industry providers previously tested on the F-22. An F-35 from the 461st Flight Test Squadron recently took flight at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) with a complement of software applications developed by government …

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