At least one B-1B bomber equipped with a Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod left its home with the 34th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., last week for a forward operating location in Southwest Asia, according to an Ellsworth photo release. It’s the first deployment of the Sniper pod on the B-1B, following an accelerated effort by Air Force Materiel Command and Air Combat Command developers and testers and contractors Lockheed Martin and Boeing to meet the No. 1 priority for the Combined Forces Air Component Commander. The Sniper pod has performed on fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2005, receiving rave reviews for both its targeting capability and its usefulness in an intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance role.
F-15QA Involved in Mishap Near St. Louis
May 18, 2021
Two Active duty U.S. Air Force pilots ejected from an F-15QA aircraft at MidAmerica airport near St. Louis after the jet departed the runway on May 18, the service said. Both pilots received minor injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation, but the Air Force has not grounded…