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BETA Technologies ALIA Completes USAF Trials

BETA Technologies ALIA Completes USAF Trials

30-Jan-24 - BETA’s ALIA electric Conventional Take-Off and Landing (eCTOL) prototype completed a three-month evaluation with the US Air Force 413th Flight Test Squadron at Duke Field, Eglin AFB, Florida as part of the USAF Agility Prime program. This marked its first military deployment #CTOL
MH-139A Tests New Rappelling System

MH-139A Tests New Rappelling System

26-Oct-22 - US Air Force 413th Flight Test Squadron (413 FLTS) at Eglin AFB tested the new rappelling system of the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter #rappel
MH-139A Grey Wolf First Flight with All-USAF Crew

MH-139A Grey Wolf First Flight with All-USAF Crew

26-Aug-22 - The Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf earned its military flight release allowing Air Force-only aircrew to fly it without Boeing contractors. Lt Col Mary Clark of the 413th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB, FL conducted the first flight #GreyWolf
USAF UH-1N Special Ops Wing Water Survival Training

USAF UH-1N Special Ops Wing Water Survival Training

25-Aug-22 - USAF 413th Flight Test Squadron Bell UH-1N helicopter conducted hoist training Sea 2 Sky with 492nd SOW’s Airmen for water survival training #Huey
HH-60W Completed Development Testing

HH-60W Completed Development Testing

16-Apr-21 - US Air Force’s new combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter, the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II completed its developmental test program at Eglin AFB. Started in November 2019 by 413th FLTS having accumulated over 1,100 flight hours with 6 aircraft #JollyGreenII
HH-60W Begins Live-Fire Testing

HH-60W Begins Live-Fire Testing

22-Sep-20 - Future USAF combat search and rescue helicopter (CSAR), the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II, began ground live fire testing at Eglin AFB’s range with GAU-2 (7.62mm M134 minigun gatling) , GAU-18 (.50 M2 Browning) and GAU-21 (.50 M3M) machine guns #LiveFire
First Aerial Refueling for HH-60W Jolly Green II

First Aerial Refueling for HH-60W Jolly Green II

11-Aug-20 - USAF future combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II completed its first ever aerial refueling in Florida #AerialRefueling
07-Jun-20 HH-60W and Apache Flying Together #Apache
20-Feb-20 MH-139 Begins Testing in Florida #testing
08-Jan-20 HH-60W in Anechoic Chamber for Systems Testing #soundproof
20-Dec-19 USAF Newest Helicopter is the “Grey Wolf”
12-Dec-19 USAF MH-139A Testing at Duke Field #Detachment7
12-Nov-19 HH-60W Arrives at USAF’ Test Squadron #CRH
18-Jul-19 413th Test Squadron Starts Flying HH-60W #CRH
01-Mar-12 UH-1N Testing Flight Moved to Duke Field






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