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⚡️🇺🇸 The 1,500th F-35 fuselage has been officially completed and has been sent with the next batch of F-35A/Bs being manufactured for the 20 current and awaiting operators of the 5th Gen platform.
@Medmannews
@Medmannews
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A Israeli military transport helicopter dropped the carrying helicopter.
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🇯🇵 Kawasaki EC-1 — The "Hunchback of Iruma"
— A rare and specialized asset of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the Kawasaki EC-1 is a one-off electronic warfare (EW) platform. Converted from the C-1 transport, it serves as a critical training and jamming asset for the Electronic Warfare Squadron at Iruma Air Base.
🔹 Type: Electronic Warfare (EW) / Jamming Training Aircraft.
🔹 Performance:
Engines: Twin Mitsubishi-built Pratt & Whitney JT8D-M-9 turbofans.
Speed: Max speed of ~800 km/h.
Distinction: Instantly recognizable by its bulbous black nose, tail radome, and several fuselage bulges housing advanced sensors.
🔹 Mission Profile:
Radar Jamming: Equipped with the domestic XJ/ALQ-5 ECM suite and Toshiba ELINT systems to disrupt enemy signals.
🔹 Status: As the C-1 fleet nears total retirement by the end of FY2024, this legendary aircraft is being succeeded by the much larger and more capable RC-2 (based on the Kawasaki C-2).
@WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
— A rare and specialized asset of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the Kawasaki EC-1 is a one-off electronic warfare (EW) platform. Converted from the C-1 transport, it serves as a critical training and jamming asset for the Electronic Warfare Squadron at Iruma Air Base.
🔹 Type: Electronic Warfare (EW) / Jamming Training Aircraft.
🔹 Performance:
Engines: Twin Mitsubishi-built Pratt & Whitney JT8D-M-9 turbofans.
Speed: Max speed of ~800 km/h.
Distinction: Instantly recognizable by its bulbous black nose, tail radome, and several fuselage bulges housing advanced sensors.
🔹 Mission Profile:
Radar Jamming: Equipped with the domestic XJ/ALQ-5 ECM suite and Toshiba ELINT systems to disrupt enemy signals.
🔹 Status: As the C-1 fleet nears total retirement by the end of FY2024, this legendary aircraft is being succeeded by the much larger and more capable RC-2 (based on the Kawasaki C-2).
@WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
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I sense a disturbance in the force. The first Indian aircraft crash of this year must have happened.
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🇺🇸24 January 1962: Sanford “Sandy” Noyce McDonnell hands over the “keys” to the first F-110A Spectre to the U.S. Air Force in St. Louis, Missouri, on 24 January 1962 (McDonnell Aircraft Corporation).
The F-110A was soon redesignated as the F-4C Phantom II.
@WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
The F-110A was soon redesignated as the F-4C Phantom II.
@WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
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Meteor missile pictured inside of ‘VX-23’, an F-35A Lightning II testbed that is based within the U.S and is actively tasked with testing internal bay configurations and integration for the MBDA/Meteor BVRAAM
(Yes, they use compressed nitrogen to drop the missiles out of the aircraft for launching)
@Planenerd
(Yes, they use compressed nitrogen to drop the missiles out of the aircraft for launching)
@Planenerd
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