Air & Espace
NRF 5 : The French Air Force in control
Since 1 July 2005 and for six months onwards, the French air force will be one of the main force provider of the NATO Response Force or NRF 5 air component. Together with the Royal […]
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NRF 5 : L’Armée de l’Air aux commandes
Depuis le 1er juillet 2005, et pour six mois, l'armée de l'air française est l'un des principaux contributeurs capacitaires de la composante aérienne dédiée à la 5e "Nato Response Force" ou "NRF 5". Elle fournit, […]
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NRF et Armée de l’Air
Constituée de 20 000 hommes, dont 6 000 aviateurs, cette force est capable de se déployer sous cinq jours, afin de résoudre différents types de crises, depuis l'évacuation de ressortissants jusqu'à la première frappe pour […]
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First Upgraded U-2 Arrives at Beale
The first U-2S planes upgraded through the Reconnaissance Avionics Maintainability Program returned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing Beale AFB, California. The entire fleet of 31 U-2S aircraft and four two-cockpit trainers will be modified by 2007. […]
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Birds of a Feather Hang Out Together
The U.S. Air Force Academy mascot Vector, a peregrine falcon, perches on the pitot tube of an F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter on display here during the Aerospace and Arizona Days 2002 open house April 27 […]
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A-10 Pilots Hone Combat Skills in Alaska
Part of the mission of the A-10 squadron is to mobilize and deploy aircraft worldwide on short notice to conduct day and night forward air control. During wartime, air support is combined into an air […]
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Beauty of the ‘Beasts’
A-10 Thunderbolt IIs stand ready along the flightline at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, with the Himalayan Mountains providing a backdrop. As part of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Group deployed to Bagram AB supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. […]
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Les drones au 43ème Salon du Bourget
Après avoir inauguré le 43e Salon du Bourget, le président Chirac s'est intéressé aux drones. Au stand de la SAGEM, il a rendu hommage aux Artilleurs du 7ème RA pour avoir mis en œuvre, depuis […]
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DOD Successfully Launches Miniature Air-Launched Decoy
The Department of Defense’s Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) successfully flew for the first time, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The flight met […]
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« Marine Aviation for the Coming Century »
Omar Bradley once said that « Drawing a plan is 10% of the job; seeing that plan through is the other 90%. » With aviation force modernization, we need to see our plans through—over the long haul. […]