Officials at Dover AFB, Del., say they have completed operational testing and evaluation of the C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft. The OT&E phase comprised nearly four months of missions and demonstrations with the three C-5M test aircraft, including training sorties and wartime surge operations to overseas bases, to validate the performance of the upgraded C-5 configuration, which features new engines, avionics, and reliability enhancements. The aircraft amassed about 1,300 flying hours during the tests. The test data will be used to inform the Air Force and Office of the Secretary of Defense acquisition officials as they mull future production decisions to complete the C-5 re-engining program for the 52 planned Super Galaxy aircraft. (Dover report by 1st Lt. Brian Maguire)
With an Eye on China, Reaper Drones Train for Maritime War
Sept. 24, 2020
MQ-9 Reapers, the workhorse drone of America’s two-decade counterterrorism fight in the Middle East and Africa, want to show they’re getting a second wind. The MQ-9 schoolhouse at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., recently rewrote its syllabus to prepare Reaper pilots and sensor operators for a more complex fight, 29th…