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A-10 Enhanced Wing Assembly replacement program ends

Posted on August 13, 2019 by alert5

The final A-10 to get new wings under the A-10 Enhanced Wing Assembly replacement program has rolled out of Ogden Air Logistics Complex.

Lt. Col. Ryan Richardson, 514th Flight Test Squadron commander and A-10 test pilot, takes off during a functional check flight of an A-10 Thunderbolt II, tail no. 80-0252, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 25, 2019. The aircraft was the last of 173 A-10s to receive new wings under the Enhanced Wing Assembly program to extend the flying service life of the fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

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First look at Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang suicide drone launch vehicle

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by alert5

The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition is taking place this week and one of the highlights will be the launch vehicle for the Chien Hsiang anti-radiation drone.

Photo: Military Link

VFA-41 in Portland for DACT with 142nd Fighter Wing

Posted on August 12, 2019 by alert5

The 142nd Fighter Wing at Portland Air National Guard Base is hosting VFA-41 from Aug. 11-23.

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Kyle Terwilliger [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Upgrade of Aegis Ashore site in Romania completed

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by alert5

The Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defence site in Romania has completed its upgrade, NATO announced.

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania – Air defense soldiers assigned to B Battery (THAAD), 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command unload flooring for a Battery Command Post during a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system emplacement at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania May 17. The unit arrived in Romania in April to emplace a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system while NATO’s Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense site undergoes a long-planned update in the upcoming months. (Photo by U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jonathan Hill, Naval Support Facility Deveselu)

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Aviadarts 2019 flying demonstrations

Posted on August 11, 2019 by alert5