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DSCA has announced FMS package of 66 F-16C/D Block 70s to Taiwan

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the Foreign Military Sale of 66 F-16C/D Block 70 fighters to Taiwan.

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USAF to have 2,936 aircraft with ADS-B out by Jan. 1

Posted on August 21, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force will have 1,129 helicopters, 923 mobility aircraft, 259 C2/ISR aircraft, and 625 trainers with ADS-B out on Jan. 1.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pamela.J. Farlin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Tu-2 being restored for flight by Novosibirsk State Technical University

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by alert5

The Novosibirsk State Technical University will be restoring a Tu-2 that it bought from the
Wings of Victory Foundation. The intention is to restore it to become the only flying Tu-2 warbird.

English: Pavel AdzhigildaevРусский: Павел Аджигильдяев [CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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USAF has started to operate flights at Air Base 201 in Niger

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by alert5

A C-130J assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 37th Airlift Squadron has landed at Air Base 201, Niger to kick off Visual Flight Rules operations at the base.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, takes off from the new runway at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, Aug. 3, 2019. The 6200-ft runway allows the Air Force to move assets in and out of Air Base 201 and is capable of supporting any aircraft up to a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)

Four more F-35As to reach South Korea this week

Posted on August 20, 2019 by alert5

Four F-35As ordered by South Korea will go home this week. The jets are expected to arrive at 17th Fighter Wing after Wednesday.

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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