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F-22 pilots said Syrian Su-24 crews didn’t know they were intercepted

Posted on August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 by alert5

USA TODAY has scored an interview with the two F-22 pilots who intercepted two Syrian Su-24 fighter bombers last week.

By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First flight of AX-1, Japan’s first F-35

Posted on August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by alert5

Japan’s first F-35A, AX-1, took to the air at Fort Worth for the first time on Aug. 24.

Photos: JASDF

Canada needs to pay $313 million to exit F-35 program

Posted on August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by alert5

Canada’s Liberal government has calculated that if it was to withdraw from the F-35 program today, its financial liability would be $313 million.

By Alain Rioux [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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C-17 exchanged broadband data over 1,500 miles via HF

Posted on August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by alert5

Rockwell Collins has successfully tested its Wideband HF Receiver-Exciter on a C-17 and the cargo plane was able to exchange broadband data between Dover AFB Delaware and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

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USAF F-15Cs to help patrol Bulgarian airspace

Posted on August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by alert5

NATO has announced that two U.S. Air Force F-15Cs will join Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29s to patrol Bulgarian airspace starting from Sept. 9.

By A1C Dana J. Butler [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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