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Norwegian F-16 strafed tower by mistake

Posted on April 25, 2016April 25, 2016 by alert5

Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 is in the news again as this time a pilot accidentally strafed a tower with his M61 Gatling cannon by mistake during a night time exercise.

By Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Finmeccanica demonstrates Mode 5 Reverse-IFF

Posted on April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 by alert5

An Italian Air Force Tranche 1 Eurofighter has demonstrated the type’s ability to use its on board IFF (Identification Friend-Foe) system to scan for friendly ground vehicles.

By Gian Marco Anzellotti from Roma, Italia [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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ANG F-15s at Frisian Flag 2016 in Netherlands

Posted on April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 by alert5

The F-15s from two Air Nation Guard units that were recently deployed to Europe have just completed Exercise Frisian Flag 2016 at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands.

U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard crew chief marshals an F-15C Eagle aircraft during Frisian Flag 2016. The Royal Netherlands Air Force exercise is designed to foster military cooperation between participating nations and these types of exchanges help establish trust and relationships, April 21, 2016.

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Norwegian F-16 activated to rush medical equipment to critically-illed patient

Posted on April 23, 2016 by alert5

A Norwegian F-16 was used to help ferry an important piece of medical equipment to a patient 450 kilometers away on Apr. 4.

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Finland soliciting info on armed UAVs

Posted on April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 by alert5

Finland’s Ministry of Defense has approached the industry to gather information on armed unmanned aerial vehicles that it intends to complement the proposed new fleet of fighters.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
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