Day: June 5, 2022

Chinese J-16 cut across nose of RAAF P-8 and release chaff

Posted on June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by alert5

The Australian Department of Defence has released a press statement on Jun. 5 saying that a Chinese J-16 fighter carried out a dangerous maneuver to a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8 maritime patrol aircraft in South China Sea on May 26.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Micheal Mensah, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Mi-17 that U.S. is giving to Ukraine

Posted on June 5, 2022 by alert5

An Mi-17 helicopter is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 20, 2022. The C-17, operated by the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia National Guard, transported the helicopter from Davis-Monthan to Sliač Airport in Slovakia. The Mi-17 is one of 16 helicopters and numerous other weapons systems the United States has committed to the Ukrainian military. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Mark Snyder)

Super Hornet refuels Spanish AV-8B and Italian F-35B for the first time

Posted on June 5, 2022 by alert5

A series of “first-ever” events took place during the recently concluded Neptune Shield 2022 exercise. The Super Hornet from USS Harry S. Truman carried out the first aerial refueling of a Spanish AV-8B and Italian F-35B.