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USAF F-15Es, F-22s, RAF Eurofighters and French Rafales take part in inaugural A2/AD exercise

Posted on December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 by alert5

Royal Air Force Eurofighters and French Air Force Rafales have gathered at Langley Air Force Base for the inaugural Trilateral anti-access/area denial exercise with the U.S. Air Force.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Keith. Brown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Perry: U.S. government should skip replacement of Minuteman ICBM

Posted on December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 by alert5

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry said that United States was on “the brink of a new nuclear arms race” and the government should not invest in developing an alternative to the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Dudley
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Israeli military: “We didn’t think even in our dreams that we’d see S-400 in our backyard”

Posted on December 4, 2015 by alert5

The Israeli Defense Force is preparing for its next five-year plan and the situation in Israel’s neighborhood has changed dramatically since the last plan was formulated.

Photo: Russian Defense Ministry
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Switzerland will be able to scramble Hornets at anytime of the day by 2020

Posted on December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 by alert5

The Swiss Air Force currently has two F/A-18s on standby to scramble from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. for most of the weeks of the year. This is set to change and by 2020, the country will be able to activate the Hornets within 15-minutes around the clock each day.

By Peter Gronemann from Switzerland (Swiss F/A-18 HornetUploaded by russavia) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pakistan is trying to buy the F-35

Posted on December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 by alert5

In an exclusive interview with The News, Pakistan Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman told the newspaper that his service “has opened negotiations with the U.S. manufacturers for exploring options of buying single engine multirole F-35.”

By U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Staci Miller [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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