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Lockheed Martin to live-stream the roll out of Japan’s first F-35A

Posted on September 22, 2016 by alert5

Lockheed Martin will unveil Japan’s first F-35A at its Fort Worth plant on Sept. 23 at 11:00 EDT. The ceremony will be streamed live on YouTube.

爆音米, rice grown under the F-15J traffic pattern

Posted on September 22, 2016 by alert5

Rice farmers situated around JASDF Komatsu air base, Japan hit upon an idea to package their produce as “Roaring Rice.” It was popular with military enthusiasts and was reported to have been sold out within 20 minutes.

GAO says USAF fighter pilots aren’t getting enough training

Posted on September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has found that U.S. Air Force fighter pilots are not getting enough training for the full range of missions they support and their training plans might be outdated.

By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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India all set to buy Rafale after top panel clears deal

Posted on September 22, 2016 by alert5

India is expected to sign a deal for 36 Dassault Rafale fighters this week after the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) with France.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2013) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

VMFA-211 traveled to Florida to fire air-to-air missiles

Posted on September 22, 2016 by alert5

A U.S. Marine F-35 Lightning II from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 speeds down the runway during a 53rd Weapon Evaluation Group, Weapon System Evaluation Program at the Tyndall flightline Sept. 16, 2016. During this WSEP, VMFA 211 completed numerous sorties including the one that fired the first operational F-35 AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Solomon Cook/Released)