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Orange Flag 22-2 focused on improving USAF’s infrared kill chain performance

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Sixteen airborne fighters and one testbed acted as either sensors or fifth-gen targets during the recently concluded Orange Flag 22-2 that took place at Edwards Air Force Base.

An F-16 and F-15 assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, prepare to test a datalink between two infrared search and track (IRST) pods, April 7, 2022. The successful flight test demonstrated the ability for two dissimilar aircraft to passively range a fighter target using IRST. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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USAF has transferred 5 RQ-4 Block 30s to Northrop Grumman for the Sky Range program

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Five RQ-4 Block 30 unmanned air vehicles assigned to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base have been transferred to Northrop Grumman for the Sky Range program

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, perform a maintenance check June 6, 2022, on an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft at Grand Sky on Grand Forks Air Force Base. The RQ-4 Block 30s will be used at the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test Department. Located on Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky is a business and aviation park focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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