August 2, 2021 – Alert 5

Andersen AFB commander confirms British Carrier Strike Group heading to Guam

Posted on August 2, 2021 by alert5

Andersen Air Force Base commander Brig. Gen. Jeremy Sloane told reporters on Aug. 1 that the British Carrier Strike Group will be heading to Guam.

FULL UK CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ASSEMBLED FOR FIRST TIME
The full UK Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time during Group Exercise 2020 on 4th October. Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leads a flotilla of destroyers and frigates from the UK, US and the Netherlands, together with two Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. It is the most powerful task force assembled by any European Navy in almost 20 years.

Photo: Royal Navy

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USAF F-16s now able to receive in-flight software updates to its EW system

Posted on August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has successfully demonstrated that the F-16’s Electronic Warfare System can receive software updates with new Mission Data File while airborne.

Lt. Col Zachary ‘Rooster’ Probst taxis a F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron before a test near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 14, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)

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