Day: July 19, 2022

Airbus seeks to renegotiate contract with Indonesia for 2 A400Ms

Posted on July 19, 2022 by alert5

Airbus is seeking to renegotiate with Indonesia for the two A400Ms that the latter has ordered due to tight supply of Titanium.

Graphic: Airbus

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USAF test fires AIM-120D3 for the first time

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 by alert5

An AIM-120D3 air-to-air missile with production hardware was test-fired for the first time on Jun. 30 from a F-15E.

U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lindsey Heflin
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Indonesia’s T-50 crashes in Blora

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 by alert5

An Indoensian Air Force T-50 advanced jet trainer has crashed on Jul. 18 in Blora while on a Night Tactical Intercept exercise.

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First jet demo female pilot for the Blue Angels

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 by alert5

Lt. Amanda Lee makes Blue Angels history as the first woman to fly in a demo jet with the team.

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, selected six new officers to join the team for the for the 2023 air show season. Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minn., is currently assigned to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106. She graduated from Old Dominion University in 2013.

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Spirit of Portsmouth

Posted on July 19, 2022July 18, 2022 by alert5

KC-46A, #17-46034, was recently painted with a tail flash to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city of Portsmouth and the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force.

The Spirit of Portsmouth, a KC-46A assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, sits in the evening sunlight on the ramp at Joint Base Elmondorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 30, 2022. The plane was in Alaska to receive its patriotic new paint job at the 176th Wing’s 36,000 square-foot paint booth, one of the largest in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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