Operated by the 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons, The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitudes, day or night, and in all weather.
Historically the 493rd Fighter Squadron operated the F-15 C/D Eagle, an all-weather, extremely...
Basing the F-35 at Lakenheath brings 5th Gen lethality and survivability against emerging high-end threats to the AOR. The F-35 will build long-lasting bonds through training and exercises with the nine other partner nations flying the F-35, including the U.K., our closest ally and a vital partner in the F-35 Program.
The Army has relied on some type of technology for its 250 year existence in one way or another. Basic technology of the day during the Revolutionary War such as invisible ink, to using balloons to see further across the battlefield during the Civil War, to modern day advanced tech for electromagnetic spectrum monitoring and GPS, they all ensured our Army had the edge over our adversaries....
The Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center co-hosted a media day at Fort Belvoir, Va. The event gave reporters from a variety of news outlets who often cover news and updates...
Mission: USCENTCOM directs and enables military operations and activities with allies and partners to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests. Vision: A more stable and prosperous region with increasingly effective governance, improved security, and trans-regional cooperation to counter state and non-state actors posing a threat to U.S. interests.
The MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and secondarily as an intelligence collection asset. Given its significant loiter time, wide-range sensors, multi-mode communications suite, and precision weapons -- it provides a unique capability to perform strike, coordination,...
The EC-130H Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. The system disrupts enemy command and control communications and limits adversary coordination essential for enemy force management. The Compass Call system employs offensive counter-information and electronic attack (or EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and...
The MQ-1B Predator is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily as an intelligence-collection asset and secondarily against dynamic execution targets. Given its significant loiter time, wide-range sensors, multi-mode communications suite, and precision weapons, it provides a unique capability to perform strike, coordination...