May 24, 2020 – Alert 5

Samurai Surge

Posted on May 24, 2020 by alert5

Aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift Squadron and 21st Special Operations Squadron participate in the elephant walk portion of the Samurai Surge training exercise, May 21, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Samurai Surge event also served as a training opportunity for aircrews to fine tune their skillsets and better prepare themselves to respond to humanitarian aid and disaster relief scenarios throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Juan Torres)

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Investigation into the fatal crash of F/A-18E in Death Valley completed

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has completed its investigation into the fatal crash of a VFA-151 F/A-18E which killed the pilot on Jul. 31, 2019.

Peretz Partensky from San Francisco, USA / CC BY-SA

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Contract to build two helicopter carriers for Russian Navy awarded

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 by alert5

TASS reports that a contract to build two helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy has been awarded to Zaliv shipyard.

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USS Portland destroys drone with high-energy laser weapon system

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 by alert5

USS Portland tested its Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 against a drone on May 16.

Videos: U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs
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Watch American flying Malaysian F/A-18D dogfighting MiG-29N

Posted on May 24, 2020May 23, 2020 by alert5