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T-38 crashes in Mississippi

Posted on November 8, 2022 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force T-38 assigned to Columbus Air Force Base crashed out of the airfield around 1 pm local time on Nov. 7.

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MQ-9 demonstration flight to local officials of Kanoya, Japan

Posted on November 7, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. military flew an demonstration flight of the MQ-9 at Maritim Self-Defense Force Base Kanoya to local officials on Nov. 5.

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Belgium’s 349th squadron celebrates 80th anniversary

Posted on November 7, 2022November 6, 2022 by alert5

Belgium’s 349th squadron has painted an nearly 50-years old F-16 in a special paint scheme to commerate the unit’s 80th anniversary.

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MESA antenna installed on RAF’s first Wedgetail

Posted on November 7, 2022November 6, 2022 by alert5

Boeing has installed the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) antenna made by Northrop Grumman on the Royal Air Force’s first E-7 Wedgetail Mk1 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft.

Photo: Boeing
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Rapid Dragon aka 急龙车 will be tested off Norway this month

Posted on November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 by alert5

The Rapid Dragon airdropped palletized weapons system will be tested off Norway sometime between Nov. 9 – 11, the Barents Observer has found out.

Once the Palletized Munition Deployment System was stabilized under the parachutes, the production long range cruise missile STV and mass simulants were released sequentially, timed for safe separation between munitions. The photo shows a successful separation of a STV from the sabot following the weapon release, followed by the deployment of the STV’s control surfaces (wings and tail). (Courtesy photo)

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