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Northrop Grumman to roll out B-21 this December

Posted on September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force announced that Northrop Grumman would roll out the B-21 bomber in the first week of December at its production facilities in Palmdale, California.

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Florida Air National Guard’s 75th Anniversary F-15C

Posted on September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 by alert5

The Florida Air National Guard has painted an F-15C in a 75th-anniversary livery to pay homage to the Florida ANG’s history.

An F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, takes off during night flying at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Sept. 14, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael Monlezun)

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Aegean A320 formation flight with Rafale and Spitfire

Posted on September 19, 2022 by alert5

124th Attack Squadron operates the MQ-9 at home for the first time

Posted on September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 by alert5

For the first time since it transitioned to the MQ-9 in 2015, the 124th Attack Squadron is now able to fly the unmanned aircraft at Des Moines Air National Guard Base.

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Wind tunnel testing for GBU-38 mixed load configuration on B-52H

Posted on September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force is testing out loading GBU-38 smart bombs with other types of munitions while being carried externally on the B-52 bomber.

A scale model of a GBU-38 mounted on a sting is positioned above a scale model of a B-52 Stratofortress in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Jan. 14, 2022. The GBU-38 was undergoing store separation testing with various captive load configurations. On the wing, seen in the right of the image, two GBU-31 bombs are installed on a heavy stores adapter beam, the other wing has five CBU-87 munitions. Aircraft models are installed upside down in the wind tunnel for store separation testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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