Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[RaleighGuy]

Boeing announced Tuesday it will build an additional 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a “Lot 10 contract” awarded by the U.S. Air Force valued at $2.3 billion.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security, a division of The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $2,325,052,415 modification (P00259) to previously awarded FA8625-11-C-6600 for 15 KC-46A Air Force Production Lot 10 aircraft. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2027. Fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $2,325,052,415 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

Boeing awarded $2.3 billion contract for additional Air Force KC-46A tanker aircraft

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Contracts for November 28, 2023

Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.

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[Mark]

Looks like 4 CLEAN tankers staged to Prestwick.

CLEAN-53 #58-0047 off McConnell Eastbound assume for A/R later this week on this side of pond..
Sure miss that Acars feed here..
CLEAN-63 KC-46 #19-46071 off McGuire headed Northeast.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Tuesday, December 5th, the President will travel to the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts.

 

[mdmonitor]

Looks like there was a problem and Ahold 65 (E-6B # 164405) returned to PAX.

Figured that when I saw their low level flight path. Didn't hear anything on their maintenance freq, but they were probably too low anyway.

 

[RaleighGuy]

DAILY GUIDANCE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2023

At 10:45 am ET, the Vice President will depart Washington, DC en route to New York, NY.
At 11:40 am ET, the Vice President will arrive at LaGuardia Airport.

At 5:00 pm ET, the Vice President will depart New York, NY en route to Washington, DC.
At 6:00 pm ET, the Vice President will arrive at Joint Base Andrews.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Monday, December 10th, the President will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

[RichardKramer]

Rich
is 141.5 AM or FM?

Ron, AM mode.

 

[Mark]

CLEAN-53 #58-0047 off McConnell Eastbound assume for A/R later this week on this side of pond..
Sure miss that Acars feed here..
CLEAN-63 KC-46 #19-46071 off McGuire headed Northeast.

CLEAN-53,63 landed at Pease..
I think was mentioned here earlier here seems CLEAN's are for the Dozen 138th FW Oklahoma ANG F-16's returning from deployment.

Tulsa Vipers back to CONUS

Tulsa Vipers back to CONUS Being formerly the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and having flown the past months in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and Spartan Shiel...

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[BM82557]

Fyi --

One person confirmed dead after US Osprey crash, Japan’s coast guard says

A U.S. military Osprey tiltrotor aircraft carrying six people crashed in southwestern in Japan, reports said.

www.stripes.com

 

[Tech792]

Heard from someone at work there will be fighter jets doing a flyover by the Verrazzano Bridge this morning at 10am. Anyone have any info?

 

[Mark]

IGOR-21 KC-10 #84-0191 coming East from Travis. Sounds like a CAP callsign for the weekend.

 

[Mark]

IGOR-21 KC-10 #84-0191 coming East from Travis. Sounds like a CAP callsign for the weekend.

IGOR-21 working Potus CAP near Denver..

 

[Tech792]

Flyover near Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge planned for Wednesday

Three F-18 aircraft will fly at a height of approximately 2,500 feet

www.silive.com

 

[Tech792]

1011- In ref to flyover, nothing seen on ADSB and nothing heard on any frequencies. I was hopping to get a visual since my work in 15 miles south/southwest of the VZ bridge.

 

[mdmonitor]

1015- Bunch of MD ANG A-10Cs up today. Freqs: 266.6/271.4/293.3. Hearing A2A on Kiowa Range freq (233.45), so some of the A-10s are working the Gap.

1020- Some DC ANG F-16s working too. Hearing ops checks on 285.225. Also working ZDC Linden (322.55). Heading for Evers MOA?

1032- Couple of DHS acft working on discrete (136.275) chatting about getting established in orbit

 

[mdmonitor]

1053- AF2 (C-32 # 99-0003) of ADW heading to NYC.

 

[N4TX]

DECOY-99 off KMRB 11:10am ET, says he’ll be back in 25 minutes.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Sec'y of Defense to California Dec 1-2, with Austrialian and UK Defence Ministers at Moffett Field on the 1st.

Secretary of Defense Travel to California

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel Dec. 1-2 to California.

www.defense.gov

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Monday, December 10th, the President will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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WH updated notice after they finally looked at a calendar and saw Monday was Dec 11th, not the 10th

 

[CORN]

Anyone catch Blue Angel 7 this morning? Sometime after 0900L heard him pretty clear switching to ZDC 327.8 but had hard time getting ahold of someone.