November 24, 2022

RN selects NSM to replace Harpoon

Posted on November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by alert5

The Royal Navy has chosen the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to replace the Harpoon anti-ship missile for its warships.

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Two F-15Js being deployed to Philippines

Posted on November 24, 2022 by alert5

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will dispatch two F-15J fighters to Clark Air Base, Philippines on Nov. 27.

航空自衛隊, GJSTUv1, via Wikimedia Commons

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10th anniversary of J-15’s first carrier landing

Posted on November 24, 2022 by alert5

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USAF orders 42 AN/APG-83 radars

Posted on November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has exercised an option to buy 42 AN/APG-83 SABR active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars for its F-16s.

U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka

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20th Air Force members traveled to Ireland to learn how to operate the AW139

Posted on November 24, 2022November 23, 2022 by alert5

Fourteen pilots, flight engineers, and security forces members from the 20th Air Force had the valuable opportunity to travel to Ireland recently to learn from AW139 operator, the Irish Air Corps.

The 20th Air Force team of pilots, flight engineers and security forces members pose for a group photo with the Irish Air Corps (IAC) leaders and Ambassador Claire Cronin, U.S. ambassador to Ireland, Nov. 2, 2022, at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Ireland. The U.S. team spent a week with the IAC to enhance their understanding of the AW139 helicopter in preparation for their transition to the MH-139; Cronin visited with the two teams during the knowledge exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Emily Seaton)

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