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Two KC-135s flew 72-hour endurance missions to demonstrate tanker “drop-in” concept

Posted on October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 by alert5

The KC-135 has set a new endurance mission record of 72 hours by two of the aerial refueling tankers from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing prepare to deploy along with four KC-135 Stratotankers to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, March 8, 2022. This deployment was conducted in full coordination with host nations and NATO military authorities, and is intended to increase readiness and enhance NATO’s collective defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Haiden Morris)

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Hungary’s first KC-390 will be ready to fly next year

Posted on October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 by alert5

Embraer has release images showing Hungary’s first KC-390 in an advanced stage of assembly.

Photo: Embraer
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MQ-9 carried first autonomous launch and recovery in a combat zone

Posted on October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 by alert5

At a combat zone, a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 drone has successfully perform an Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) without the need for a ground-based Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) for the first time.

U.S Air Force by Tech Sgt. Melissa Isidro
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Romania’s MiG-21s were given inferior jet fuel

Posted on October 7, 2022 by alert5

It has now been disclosed that Romania had to ground its MiG-21 fleet because the jets were supplied with low-quality jet fuel.

Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Last F-16 assigned to 115th Fighter Wing departs as the unit transitions to the F-35

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

The last F-16 that was assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing has departed Truax Field and the wing will now transition to the F-35.

The final F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing, taxis to the runway for the units final departure with the aircraft at Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin Oct. 5, 2022. The F-16 first arrived at Truax Field in 1992 as the eighth primary airframe since the units inception in 1948 and is scheduled to be replaced by the F-35 Lightning II aircraft in the Spring of 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis)

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