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B-1B tail flash to mark the 80th anniversary of Doolittle Raid

Posted on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 by alert5

Ellsworth Air Base marked the 80th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid by painting a B-1B with a new tail flash.

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First F-15/F-16 IRST Advanced Datalink test

Posted on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has proved that a F-15 and a F-16, both equipped with the Legion Pod, can use the pod’s IRST21 infrared sensor to passively triangulate target position.

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)

Taiwan lengthening runway on Taiping Island in South China Sea

Posted on April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 by alert5

Taiwan will lengthen the runway of Taiping Island Airport on Taiping Island in the South China Sea from 1150 meters to 1500 meters.

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JASDF scrambles in FY 2021 was second-highest number on record

Posted on April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 by alert5

Japan scrambled its second-highest number of fighters on record in FY 2021, the Defense Ministry disclosed on Apr. 15.

By Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Eielson AFB takes delivery of 54th and final F-35A

Posted on April 17, 2022 by alert5

The 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base has taken delivery of its 54th and final F-35A this month.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting II assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing fly over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 14, 2022. The F-35As partnered with the F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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