Air Forces MonthlySustaining the RhinoPublished August 2019 The feature describes the efforts of the United States Naval Aviation to regain readiness recovery. The percentage of combat capable F/A-18 Hornets significantly decreased in the past decade. This feature describes the reasons that lead to this event and what efforts the United States Naval Aviation undertook to…
Air Forces MonthlyTeam Argo Transfers To LightningPublished March 2019 The feature describes the conversion of the first Strike fighter squadron VFA-147 Argonauts to the F-35C Lightning II. The U.S. Navy’s first operational squadron received its interim safe-for-flight operations certification, needing only to independently conduct its carrier qualification to receive the full certification. In preparation for…
Air Forces MonthlySpanish Navy Hughes H369 Armada ArgosPublished March 2016 The feature describes the current role of the H369 within the Spanish FLOAN. The Spanish Naval Air Forces or La Flotilla de Aeronaves de la Armada (FLOAN) is one of the sole operators of the Hughes 369 Helicopters within NATO. The first batch of five…