Day: October 7, 2022

Romania’s MiG-21s were given inferior jet fuel

Posted on October 7, 2022 by alert5

It has now been disclosed that Romania had to ground its MiG-21 fleet because the jets were supplied with low-quality jet fuel.

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Kuwait getting NASAMS, MRADS

Posted on October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. government notified Congress on Oct. 6 of a potential Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait of the National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System (NASAMS), Medium Range Air Defense System (MRADS).

Photo: Raytheon

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Last F-16 assigned to 115th Fighter Wing departs as the unit transitions to the F-35

Posted on October 7, 2022October 6, 2022 by alert5

The last F-16 that was assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing has departed Truax Field and the wing will now transition to the F-35.

The final F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing, taxis to the runway for the units final departure with the aircraft at Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin Oct. 5, 2022. The F-16 first arrived at Truax Field in 1992 as the eighth primary airframe since the units inception in 1948 and is scheduled to be replaced by the F-35 Lightning II aircraft in the Spring of 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis)

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