Featured in Eglin AFBBYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareNavy Hovercraft Played Helicopter Hauler For Florida Air BaseOddly enough, this wasn’t even the first time one of the Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) visited Eglin Air Force Base. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 31, 2022ShareThe F-15EX Has Fired Its First MissileThe F-15EX Eagle II has moved one step closer to operational service by firing an AIM-120D air-to-air missile during a test flight. BYBrett TingleyJan 31, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Pod To Shoot Down Target F-16 With AIM-120 MissileThe F-15’s new Infrared Search and Track pod has just proved its ability to provide targeting data needed to make a long-range missile kill. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterJul 10, 2021ShareWar Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”Test pilot explains how the Air Force linked two major developmental exercises that included cutting-edge long-range targeting and autonomous drones. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 10, 2021ShareDrone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA DemoThe Program Manager for DARPA’s new anti-drone system revealed additional details about the different interceptors that have been tested. BYBrett TingleyJun 10, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterMay 18, 2021ShareHow The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual CombatLive-fire training is about giving aircrews vital experience outside of the heat of combat and making sure the weapons they would use actually work. BYJamie HunterMay 18, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareHow F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense MissionRapid deployment of a new AESA radar with the Air National Guard is being followed-up with advanced testing for the full suite of F-16 missions. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020ShareAll The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB CrashSix total factors, including speed, helmet, oxygen, and flight control problems, led to this summer’s loss of an Air Force Lightning II. BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 28, 2020ShareFull Scope Of Air Force’s Big Contract Awards To Private Aggressor Firms RevealedThree firms share in the spoils of the first big round of adversary air support contract awards. BYJamie HunterJul 28, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 28, 2020ShareNavy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural CruiseThe “Argonauts” have been on the road as the USS Carl Vinson readies for historic deployment. BYJamie HunterJul 28, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 22, 2020ShareFighter Pilots Warn Of Newly Trained Pilots’ Lack Of Actual Flying ExperienceExperienced front-line pilots have concerns about fewer hours in the cockpit and placing too much emphasis on simulator time for trainees. BYJamie HunterJul 22, 2020ShareBYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X SidewinderLegion Pod will enable F-15s and F-16s to detect and engage even stealthy aircraft without having to turn on their radars. BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 20, 2020ShareF-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five DaysThe aircraft was on a routine night training mission when the incident occurred. BYTyler RogowayMay 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2020ShareCheck Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic ChamberNo, this isn’t a scene from another Transformers movie, it’s an HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter undergoing electromagnetic interference testing. BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2017SharePentagon Flight Testers Now Have Their Own Mock Air War Called “Orange Flag”Orange is the new blue at Edwards AFB as testers from multiple services and bases take part in a new large scale flight testing exercise concept. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2017Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareNavy Hovercraft Played Helicopter Hauler For Florida Air BaseOddly enough, this wasn’t even the first time one of the Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) visited Eglin Air Force Base. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 31, 2022ShareThe F-15EX Has Fired Its First MissileThe F-15EX Eagle II has moved one step closer to operational service by firing an AIM-120D air-to-air missile during a test flight. BYBrett TingleyJan 31, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Pod To Shoot Down Target F-16 With AIM-120 MissileThe F-15’s new Infrared Search and Track pod has just proved its ability to provide targeting data needed to make a long-range missile kill. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2021ShareWar Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”Test pilot explains how the Air Force linked two major developmental exercises that included cutting-edge long-range targeting and autonomous drones. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 10, 2021ShareDrone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA DemoThe Program Manager for DARPA’s new anti-drone system revealed additional details about the different interceptors that have been tested. BYBrett TingleyJun 10, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterMay 18, 2021ShareHow The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual CombatLive-fire training is about giving aircrews vital experience outside of the heat of combat and making sure the weapons they would use actually work. BYJamie HunterMay 18, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareHow F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense MissionRapid deployment of a new AESA radar with the Air National Guard is being followed-up with advanced testing for the full suite of F-16 missions. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020ShareAll The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB CrashSix total factors, including speed, helmet, oxygen, and flight control problems, led to this summer’s loss of an Air Force Lightning II. BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 28, 2020ShareFull Scope Of Air Force’s Big Contract Awards To Private Aggressor Firms RevealedThree firms share in the spoils of the first big round of adversary air support contract awards. BYJamie HunterJul 28, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 28, 2020ShareNavy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural CruiseThe “Argonauts” have been on the road as the USS Carl Vinson readies for historic deployment. BYJamie HunterJul 28, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 22, 2020ShareFighter Pilots Warn Of Newly Trained Pilots’ Lack Of Actual Flying ExperienceExperienced front-line pilots have concerns about fewer hours in the cockpit and placing too much emphasis on simulator time for trainees. BYJamie HunterJul 22, 2020Share
BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X SidewinderLegion Pod will enable F-15s and F-16s to detect and engage even stealthy aircraft without having to turn on their radars. BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 20, 2020ShareF-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five DaysThe aircraft was on a routine night training mission when the incident occurred. BYTyler RogowayMay 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2020ShareCheck Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic ChamberNo, this isn’t a scene from another Transformers movie, it’s an HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter undergoing electromagnetic interference testing. BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2017SharePentagon Flight Testers Now Have Their Own Mock Air War Called “Orange Flag”Orange is the new blue at Edwards AFB as testers from multiple services and bases take part in a new large scale flight testing exercise concept. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2017Share
