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F-15E fighter planes deliver munitions to UAE By Six F-15E fighter planes, configured to carry additional munitions, arrived at Al Shafra Air Base, UAE, in an exercise showing the planes can be used to deliver bombs to remote air bases. Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force April 30 (UPI) Six modified F-15E fighter planes completed their first delivery of munitions to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, this week, the U.S. Air force announced. The planes are equipped with a carriage allowing them to carry up to 15 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, which convert unguided bombs into all-weather precision-guided munitions. ....
Marines F-35Bs arrive in Britain for HMS Queen Elizabeth deployment By U.S. Marine Corps F-35B fighter planes arrived at RAF Lakeheath, Britain, on Wednesday, in preparation for a 28-week deployment aboard the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. Photo by A1C Jesse Monte/U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Marine Corps F-35B fighter planes arrived at RAF Lakeheath, Britain, on Wednesday, in preparation for a 28-week deployment aboard the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. Photo by A1C Jesse Monte/U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Marine Corps F-35B fighter planes arrived at RAF Lakeheath, Britain, on Wednesday, in preparation for a 28-week deployment aboard the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. Photo by A1C Jesse Monte/U.S. Marine Corps ....
File photo of an F-35A (Original U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook edited by The Aviationist) The re-activated 495th Fighter Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, will be called the “Valkyries” and operate the F-35A. The 48th Fighter Wing, based at RAF Lakeheath, UK, has made it public the nickname selected for the 495th Fighter Squadron, the first U.S. Air Force overseas-based F-35A squadron. The unit had crowdsourced the name last year receiving some 700 different suggestions. In December, the 48 FW received thousands of votes from opinion polls, and it publicly announced that the 495th FS will be called the “Valkyries” on Feb. 16, 2021. ....