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F-16 Block 30 now capable of firing the JASSM

Posted on July 10, 2022July 9, 2022 by alert5

The F-16 Block 30 employed by 7 U.S. Air Force guard units and 2 reserve units are now capable of firing the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).

SSgt Miguel Lara III, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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B-2 can now drop the B61-12 nuclear bomb using the new Radar Aided Targeting System

Posted on July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 by alert5

A B-2 stealth bomber recently tested dropping a production unit of the B61-12 Joint Test Assembly using the Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS).

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devan Halstead
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Minotaur II+ rocket explodes 11 seconds after launch

Posted on July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 by alert5

A Minotaur II+ rocket exploded 11 seconds after launch on Jul. 6 during a test from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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F-16 pilot clocks 5,000 hours in the jet

Posted on July 8, 2022 by alert5

Lt. Col. David S. Gritsavage, an F-16 pilot assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing, had clocked 5,000 hours in the jet on Sept. 21 last year.

Lt. Col. David S. Gritsavage, F-16 pilot, 138th Fighter Wing, shows his 5,000-hour patch, Sept. 21, 2021, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. Gritsavage is one of few pilots to accomplish this feat in an F-16, and the first to cross that threshold at the 138th Fighter Wing.
(Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

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Posted on July 8, 2022 by alert5