05 Desember 2017 A35-003 takes off from Fort Worth. (photo : AustralianAviationCarl Richards) The Royal Australian Air Force’s third F-35A Lightning II, A35-003, has completed its first flight. Photographer Carl Richards captured these images of A35-003 taking off on its first flight, from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, on December 1. The aircraft is due to be delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in early 2018 to be used for pilot and maintainer training, before being permanently relocated to Australia in 2020. A35-003, known to its manufacturer Lockheed Martin as AU-3, had its RAAF markings, including its 3 Squadron tail flashes, applied in early November, the final phase of the aircraft’s production process. 3 Squadron is due to become the first RAAF F-35 operational unit. ( AustralianAviation )
02 Desember 2017 Lanud Sultan Iskandar Muda, Aceh (image : GooglrMaps) TNI AU., Aceh Besar - Kepala Staf TNI AU (Kasau) Marsekal TNI Hadi Tjahjanto, S.IP menegaskan, untuk menjaga wilayah barat Indonesia ,TNI AU menyiagakan pesawat- pesawat tempur di Lanud Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) Aceh. “Pesawat-pesawat tempur akan distandbykan di Lanud ini (SIM) untuk melaksanakan operasi-operasi mengamankan wilayah Indonesia Bagian Barat” kata Kasau Marsekal TNI Hadi Tjahyanto, S.I.P saat kunjungan kerjanya di Lanud Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) Aceh Besar, Jumat (1/12). Untuk melihat kesiapan Lanud SIM sebagai Lanud Aju dalam mendukung tugas operasi, Kasau beserta rombongan meninjau shelter pesawat, gudang senjata maupun fasilitas lainnya . Kasau juga meninjau kesiapan Yonko 469 Paskhas dan alat perlengkapan persenjataan yà ng digunakan untuk mendukung pertahanan pangkalan. Disela-sela kunjungan tersebut Kasau menyampà ikan kebanggaannya dan penghargaan yang tinggi at...