U.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious Plane
Airmen got a close look at Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat’s Capabilities during Cope North drills near Guam.
Tag: Combat Search And Rescue
This Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)
When every second counts, clearly conveying a badly injured soldier’s status can mean the difference between life and death.
Bell’s Plan To Finally Realize A Rotorcraft That Flies Like A Jet But Hovers Like A Helicopter
After 50 years of sporadic development, Bell thinks it can build a survivable, long-range, high-speed, VTOL aircraft adapted to tomorrow’s wars.
America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible
The Nigerian rescue mission shows how CV-22B Ospreys and MC-130J Commando IIs based in the UK are truly America’s “9-1-1” force.
The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time
Sikorsky’s new HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter, or CRH, for the U.S. Air Force flew today for the first time at the company’s facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. The service hopes to put the helicopter into low-rate production this fall and move forward in replacing its fleet of aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which has struggled to meet its operational demands in recent years.
USAF Wants To Turn HC-130J’s Self Defense Suite Into “Sauron’s Eye” Vision System
The U.S. Air Force wants to leverage the cameras in the directional infrared countermeasures system on the HC-130J Combat King II rescue aircraft and turn them into an augmented vision system, similar in general concept to the Distributed Aperture System on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, to give the crew better situational awareness. The service has nicknamed the project Sauron’s Eye, a reference to chief villain Sauron’s all-seeing magical eye in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the results could easily find their way onto any other aircraft with the similar self-protection systems installed.
Israel Posts Pic Of CH-53 Yasur Helicopter With Unknown Roll-On Electronic Warfare Suite
The Yasur fleet is tasked with some of the IAF’s most challenging missions and this system could be key in accomplishing those tasks.
Audio From The 1999 Shoot Down Of F-117 “Vega 31” Over Serbia Is Chilling
The quick thinking Nighthawk pilot called for help after ejecting as he descended towards enemy territory in the dark of night.