United Zeroing In On Military Pilots as Air Force Tempts Them to Stay
The carrier’s recruiting program targeting active-duty pilots comes as the Air Force faces its own aviator shortfall.
The carrier’s recruiting program targeting active-duty pilots comes as the Air Force faces its own aviator shortfall.
The service aims to leverage automotive industry electrification in flight line, ground support equipment power systems.
The aircraft assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, will conduct air policing missions of NATO’s eastern flank.
The aircraft will be used to demonstrate logistics and other missions during joint flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The aircraft is based on a Gulfstream G550 platform kitted out with electromagnetic warfare equipment.
The service had set a goal of adding 1,500 new pilots this year.
The honor highlights flight instructors who have made significant contributions to aviation education and flight instruction.
The close air support YA-9A had intriguing design features despite losing a pivotal contract to replace the aging Douglas A-1 Skyraider.
The T-7A training jet for fighter and bomber pilots is set to replace the 1960s-era T-38 trainer.