Tag: AGM-114 Hellfire
Aligned with Air Force tradition, firefighters stood by after the local flight and greeted the MQ-1 with a water salute using two firetrucks to commemorate the occasion The U.S. Air Force retired the MQ-1 at Creech Air Force Base (AFB) on Mar. 9 after more than 20 years of service. The MQ-1 ceremony included the final local flight by the Airmen...
Today, the U.S. Army's attack helicopter fleet consists of a mixture of AH-64D and AH-64E model aircraft Taken on May 6, 2017 the super cool picture in this post features a U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow, assigned to the South Carolina National Guard, flying in front of a wall of fire during the South Carolina National Guard Air and Ground...
Lt. Col. 'A' was given several opportunities to explain his failures in the polygraph tests and retake them, only for him to be unsuccessful As reported by Ynetnews the Israeli Air Force (IAF) chief is starting a fresh search for a candidate to lead the prestigious "Magic Touch" AH-64D Apache attack helicopter unit after the first choice applicant, known as...
For the past 10 years MQ-9 aircrew have been employing AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, but the JDAM brings new global positioning system capabilities to the warfighters An MQ-9 Reaper recently dropped a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) at a range, adding another weapon to the drone’s arsenal. "We had a great opportunity to drop the first live...
The Scorpion could be a viable A-10 replacement which could take over the role of the beloved Warthog in few years if the A-10's 2022 retirement date is not postponed On Oct. 19, 2016 Textron AirLand announced that, while operating from Holloman Air Force Base (AFB) in New Mexico, the Scorpion Tactical Jet has successfully completed its first weapons exercise...
