December 16, 2019

USAF has developed a drone that flew for 2 1/2-day

Posted on December 16, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation has developed an unmanned platform that flew a 2 1/2-day continuous flight demonstration from Dec. 9 to Dec 11 at Dugway Proving Ground.

Graphic: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
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U.S. expected to buy back 22 Swiss F-5s next year

Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 by alert5

The fiscal 2020 defense budget for the United States is expected to include funds to buy 22 F-5 jets from Switzerland.

By Myself (Adrian Pingstone). [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Bomber Agile Combat Employment exercise at NAS Fort Worth JRB

Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 by alert5

Two B-1B bombers assigned to Dyess Air Force Base were deployed to NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base for a Bomber Agile Combat Employment exercise from Dec. 10-12.

A B-1B Lancer aircraft takes off during a Bomber Agile Combat Employment exercise at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, December 12, 2019. Airmen with the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted minimum regeneration time maintenance on the B-1B Lancer aircraft. During this time, they tested the ability to use Airmen from multiple career fields coming together to launch the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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