Day: March 2, 2016

Indian cabinet clears the purchase of two Phalcons

Posted on March 2, 2016 by alert5

India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the way for the purchase of two more Phalcon AEW&C aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

By Michael Sender (Michael Sender) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

General Dynamics to upgrade USS Essex

Posted on March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by alert5

General Dynamics has been given a $156 million contract to carry out phased maintenance availability (PMA) on USS Essex.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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This former Royal Danish Air Force Hunter is for sale

Posted on March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by alert5

A former Royal Danish Air Force Hawker Hunter, #E-408, is up for sale. The aircraft, which entered service in 1956, will be auctioned by Brightwells in Leominster on Mar. 2.

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Ryanair crew noticed Israeli F-16s converging on their flight path

Posted on March 2, 2016 by alert5

The flight crew aboard a Ryanair Boeing 737 on approach to land at Ovda airport in Israel saw two Israeli F-16s climbing to its flight path no Mar. 1. The crew alerted the ATC which then vectored the fighters away.

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Prowler “Final Four” division flight

Posted on March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by alert5

Three EA-6B Prowlers belonging to each Prowler squadron aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point conducted a "Final Four" division flight aboard the air station March 1, 2016. The "Final Four" flight is the last time the Prowler squadrons will be flying together before the official retirement of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 at the end of Fiscal Year 16 and the eventual transition to "MAGTF EW". MAGTF EW is a more distributed strategy where every platform contributes to the EW mission, enabling relevant tactical information to move throughout the electromagnetic spectrum and across the battlefield faster than ever before. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released) — Three EA-6B Prowlers belonging to each Prowler squadron aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point conducted a “Final Four” division flight aboard the air station March 1, 2016. The “Final Four” flight is the last time the Prowler squadrons will be flying together before the official retirement of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 at the end of Fiscal Year 16 and the eventual transition to “MAGTF EW”. MAGTF EW is a more distributed strategy where every platform contributes to the EW mission, enabling relevant tactical information to move throughout the electromagnetic spectrum and across the battlefield faster than ever before. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released)