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First Japanese MV-22 crew chief

Posted on April 13, 2017 by alert5

Sgt. 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki is currently undergoing training with VMMT-204 at MCAS New River and he is on course to become the first person from Japan to be a MV-22 crew chief.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/ Released

ALR-69A RWR tested on MQ-9

Posted on April 12, 2017 by alert5

General Atomics has proven that the Raytheon ALR-69A Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) can work on a MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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WC-135 deployed to Okinawa

Posted on April 12, 2017 by alert5

An anonymous Japan Self-Defense Forces official told the Nikkei that the WC-135 radioactive particles sniffer plane has been deployed to Okinawa.

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Luftwaffe orders 29 BOZ-101 EC pods

Posted on April 12, 2017 by alert5

The NATO Eurofighter 2000 and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) has placed an order for 29 BOZ-101 EC self-protection and countermeasures system pods with Saab.

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