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USAF updates instructions on contact with PLA personnel

Posted on August 15, 2015August 14, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has updated its instructions on dealing with Chinese military personnel, these were based on two classified Pentagon directives.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III meets with People's Liberation Army Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Li Chunchao after arriving in Beijing, China, Sept. 24, 2013. Welsh, along with Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody will visit with various military leaders as part of a weeklong trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash) — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III meets with People’s Liberation Army Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Li Chunchao after arriving in Beijing, China, Sept. 24, 2013. Welsh, along with Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody will visit with various military leaders as part of a weeklong trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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Air-to-air video of H-6K bomber

Posted on August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 by alert5

CCTV has a report on today’s H-6K flights to Western Pacific.

PLAAF flew multiple aircraft to Western Pacific

Posted on August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 by alert5

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force flew multiple aircraft to the Western Pacific and back via Bashi Channel on Aug. 14. This is the third time it had done so.

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First two combat-coded F-35As for Hill AFB will arrive home next month

Posted on August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 by alert5

5071 and 5072, the first two combat-coded F-35As for Hill Air Force Base are undergoing final flight testing by Lockheed Martin and both jets are expected to arrive at Hill next month.

By A1C Joshua D. King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Weapons chosen for Brazil’s Gripen E/Fs

Posted on August 14, 2015 by alert5

Brazil’s Gripen E/F fighters will be armed with A-Darter, IRIS-T, SPICE-250 and SPICE-1000 weapons when they enter service. The Brazilian Air Force has also chosen the RecceLite 2 tactical recon pods and Litening G4 targeting pods for the fighters.

By Photo taken 2005-07-16 in Koblenz by Owly K (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons

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