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Top Aces’ FAA-certified F-16 has flown

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 by alert5

Top Aces’ newly-acquired second-hand F-16 has earned FAA certification and completed its first flight.

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F-35A acoustic and emission testing at RAF Lakenheath

Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 by alert5

The 134th Fighter Squadron from Vermont ANG traveled to RAF Lakenheath, England last month to help collect acoustic and emission data from inside the protective aircraft shelters at the base.

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing Air, Vermont National Guard, stands static inside a protective aircraft shelter prior to the start of an acoustic and emission test at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 4, 2021. Prior to testing, acoustic sensors are affixed to the skin of the aircraft in structurally critical locations where acoustic pressure levels cannot be exceeded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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New air-to-air images of F-15EX

Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 by alert5

An F-15EX Eagle II from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, flies in formation during an aerial refueling operation above the skies of Northern California, May 14. The Eagle II participated in the Northern Edge 21 exercise in Alaska earlier in May. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)

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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) PASSEX with JMSDF

Posted on May 19, 2021 by alert5

210516-N-RF825-1228 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 16, 2021) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams ahead, followed by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Tarleton)

U.S. State Department clears sale of T129 to Philippines

Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. State Department has given the green light for Turkey to export the T129 attack helicopter to Philippines, Serdar Demir, marketing and communications director of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) said.

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