First Flight Test For USAF Hypersonic Booster Failed | Israel’s Oron Aircraft Arrived | Greek Pilots Started Rafale Training
Apr 09, 2021 05:00 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
Americas
The F-15EX variant of the F-15 series of US Air Force fighter planes, was renamed external link the Eagle II in a ceremony on Wednesday at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson announced the official designation in a rollout of the plane, which will replace the aging F-15C/D fleet. The US Air Force accepted its first F-15EX from manufacturer Boeing on March 11.
The US Air Force (USAF)/Lockheed Martin AGM-183A Air-launched external link Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) conventional hypersonic glide weapon prototype failed its first booster vehicle flight test on April 5, according to a statement. The ARRW failed to complete its launch sequence and did not deploy from its Boeing B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber carriage aircraft. The B-52H flew over the Point Mugu Sea Range near California, intending to fire the ARRW booster test vehicle. Instead, the weapon returned with the B-52H to Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California.
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