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Britain’s Watchkeeper fleet struggling to become fully operational

Posted on October 4, 2015 by alert5

A joint investigation by the non-profit Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Guardian found that Britain’s Watchkeeper fleet has been struggling to find the necessary manpower and overcome technical obstacles to become fully operational.

Photo: Andrew Linnett/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

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F-15Es descend on Barksdale to avoid Hurricane Joaquin

Posted on October 4, 2015October 4, 2015 by alert5

F-15Es and KC-135s from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina started to arrive at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana on Oct. 1 to avoid potential damage from Hurricane Joaquin along the East Coast.

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jannelle Dickey
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First time F-35 released an external weapon

Posted on October 4, 2015October 4, 2015 by alert5

F-35C, CF-2, carried out the jet’s first external weapon release on Sept. 23 over the Atlantic Test Range.

Photo: Andy Wolfe
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Syrian rebel footage of Russian fighters bombing Idlib province

Posted on October 4, 2015 by alert5

Indian Air Force chief says he is willing to accept other “Rafale type aircraft”

Posted on October 4, 2015October 3, 2015 by alert5

Speaking to reporters ahead of the Air Force Day on Oct. 8, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said he is willing consider other type of fighters to fulfill a requirement for six MMRCA squadrons.

By Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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