USAF Awards MPEC-I & II for Mission Planning Electronics & Support

USAF Awards MPEC-I & II for Mission Planning Electronics & Support

In some core ways, mission planning hasn’t changed all that much since World War 2. The technology has changed radically, however, and now involves loading computerized data sets into mission planning systems, with data showing up on moving map displays for use...
USAF Awards MPEC-I & II for Mission Planning Electronics & Support

Rapid Fire 2011-03-24: F-22s Sit Libya Out

* Why no F-22As over Libya? * If you have complaints about low-flying RAF aircraft, there’s one country that seems to be missing from the official complaints page. * Want a Type 42 air defense destroyer? Or just an SAS combat smock? Britain’s Disposal...
USAF Awards MPEC-I & II for Mission Planning Electronics & Support

Shared ISR: More MAJIIC for NATO

MAJIIC: concept(click to view full) NATO’s Muli-sensor Aerospace-Ground Joint ISR Interoperability Coalition (MAJIIC) project aimed to help participating nations share imaging and radar data from their planes and UAVs, even if their individual platforms were not...
USAF Awards MPEC-I & II for Mission Planning Electronics & Support

Rapid Fire: 2011-03-23

* USAF F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet catches fire and crashes in northeastern Libya due to mechanical failure; crew ejects and landed safely in rebel-held territory, before being picked up by a USMC MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor. * The UK MOD is proposing to cut 2,000...
USAF Awards MPEC-I & II for Mission Planning Electronics & Support

Rapid Fire 2011-03-22: Huntington Ingalls Industries Spinoff

* One of the best places for an overview of the allied operations in Libya can actually be found on Wikipedia. Hail to the swarm. * US Navy EA-18G Growler debuts jammer in Libya that goes after ground communications, as well as surface-to-air missiles and radars. * US...