Month: May 2020

B-52s escorted by F-15Es to fly over New Orleans and Baton Rouge

Posted on May 1, 2020 by alert5

Barksdale Air Force Base is sending its B-52 bombers airborne to salute COVID19 essential workers again together with F-15Es from the 159th Fighter Wing.

A B-52H Stratofortress flies over taxiing F-15E Strike Eagles on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15. The B-52 aircrews flew from Barksdale to Utah to participate in Exercise Combat Hammer, which evaluated the employment of precision guided munitions to ensure the weapons are fully functional and mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)(RELEASED)

Pentagon orders LHA 9

Posted on May 1, 2020 by alert5

The Pentagon has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a contract for LHA 9, the fourth American-class amphibious assault ship and the second LHA(R) Flight 1 ship.

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Philippines cleared to buy AH-64E and AH-1Z

Posted on May 1, 2020 by alert5

The Trump administration has cleared Philippines to buy six AH-64E or six AH-1Z attack helicopters.

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USN selects FREMM design as next frigate

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by alert5

The European FREMM multipurpose frigate as been selected as the design for the U.S. Navy’s Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) program.

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WASHINGTON (April 30, 2020) An artist rendering of the guided-missile frigate FFG(X). The new small surface combatant will have multi-mission capability to conduct air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, electronic warfare, and information operations. (U.S. Navy graphic/Released)

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Two B-1Bs flew from Ellsworth AFB to South China Sea in 32-hour round trip mission

Posted on May 1, 2020April 30, 2020 by alert5

USAF B-1B bombers are back in the Pacific again and this time a pair of them flew non-stop from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota to South China Sea on Apr. 29.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, to refuel during a 34-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over the Pacific as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 30, 2020. This operation demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model in line with the National Defense Strategy’s objectives of strategic predictability with persistent bomber presence, assuring allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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