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100th F-35 FMS sortie

Posted on March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 by alert5

Student and instructor pilots working under the Foreign Military Sales program flew the 100th sortie at Luke Air Force Base on Mar. 7.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.
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Four F-16C/Ds delivered to Indonesia

Posted on March 22, 2017 by alert5

Four Indonesian Air Force F-16C/Ds that left Hill Air Force Base on Mar. 14 have arrived in the country.

U.S. Air Force pilots assigned as Ferry Cell 5 prepare their Indonesian F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to departure on March 14 from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

RTAF yet to determine cause of Gripen crash

Posted on March 22, 2017 by alert5

The Royal Thai Air Force is still trying to determine the cause behind the crash of a single-seat Gripen fighter earlier this year.

By Alert5 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Video: Russian Navy Ka-52K

Posted on March 21, 2017 by alert5

France sending Mistral-class carrier to Western Pacific for drills with Japan, U.S. forces

Posted on March 20, 2017March 19, 2017 by alert5

Reuters said two of its sources are claiming that France will dispatch a Mistral-class helicopter to the island of Tinian this May for an amphibious exercise with Japanese and U.S. military forces.

By Rama (Own work) [CeCILL or CC BY-SA 2.0 fr], via Wikimedia Commons
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