September 24, 2019 Military Aviation News
09/24/2019
The Pentagon will investigate the Air Force's handling of the development of a remotely operated boom on its newest refueling tanker, which has been plagued by a host of problems.
The Defense Department’s Inspector General is expected to begin evaluating “whether the Air Force adhered to DOD and Air Force systems engineering processes” during the design and development of the refueling boom on the new Boeing KC-46A Pegasus, the IG’s office said in a statement last week.
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09/24/2019
After months of effort, The War Zone has been making steady headway in obtaining new details about the status of the U.S. Air Force's remaining F-117 Nighthawk stealth combat jets and their future fates, including that one is headed for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Still, it has long proven difficult to get any details about who is still flying at least some of these jets and why, which has long been one of the hottest topics of interest regarding these aircraft.
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09/24/2019
Between Sept. 1 and Sept. 20 the large international exercise Cobra Warrior 2019 took place in UK airspace. Exercise Cobra Warrior is an annual exercise and is the RAFs premier tactical training event, designed to conclude the training of the Qualified Weapons Instructor, Qualified Multi-engine Tactics Instructor, QWI Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Qualified Space Instructor Course students.
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09/24/2019
The French air force received its first of two Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelling tankers at Orléans – Bricy air base on 19 September. A second KC-130J is planned for delivery in 2020, says Lockheed Martin.
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