Northrop Grumman says it led a contractor team to design and integrate a one-of-a-kind laser positioning system in a Boeing 737 flight simulator to study aircrew exposure to lasers. Northrop worked with the Air Force and FAA to create this means to monitor pilots’ reaction to an “eye-safe laser” that will be used to develop new flight safety measures to counter the threat of laser blinding.
Hill F-35s Deploy to France for ‘Atlantic Trident’
May 11, 2021
F-35s from Hill AFB, Utah, will participate in Atlantic Trident 21, a major France-led air exercise focused on integrating 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft. The F-35s from the 4th Fighter Squadron touched down at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base, France, on May 10. The squadron is made up of Active-duty Airmen from the…