Month: January 2022

Aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk is on its way to shipbreakers in Texas

Posted on January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 by alert5

Decommissioned aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk has left Bremerton for a ship yard in Texas where it will be broken up.

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FAA wants to let FedEx install DRICM system on its A321-200

Posted on January 15, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to approve FedEx’s request to install the Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) on its A321-200 cargo plane and is seeking comments from the public.

Greg Goebel, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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RoKAF F-35A that did a belly landing was struck by a bird

Posted on January 14, 2022 by alert5

It has emerged that the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) F-35A that made a belly landing on Jan. 4 was struck by a bird while in the air.

A Republic of Korea Air Force, F-35A Lightning II banks left during a refueling mission March 15, 2019, in Ariz. The aircraft’s electronic sensors contain the Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS), a system that provides pilots with situational awareness in the area surrounding the aircraft for enhanced missile and aircraft warning, and day/night pilot vision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez)

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USMC AH-1Z emergency landing in Japan

Posted on January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 by alert5

A USMC AH-1Z BuNo. 169503 from VMM-265 (Rein) was forced to make an emergency landing at a helipad on Tonaki Island on Jan. 13.

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JMSDF PR video on V-22’s safety record

Posted on January 14, 2022January 13, 2022 by alert5