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Watch the final flight of Belgium’s C-130 fleet

Posted on December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 by alert5

The final flight of Belgium’s C-130 fleet took place on Dec. 17. Three aircraft were supposed to fly on a three-hour trip across the country but bad weather prevented that from happening. Instead, the three planes went on separate directions with the press on onboard.

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Hungary to buy IRIS-T missiles as part of its Gripen MS20 Block II upgrade program

Posted on December 18, 2021 by alert5

A Hungarian government official says the country has signed a deal to buy the IRIS-T dogfight missile for its Gripen C/D fleet.

A Hungarian Air Force Saab JAS-39C Gripen flies along side a B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in support of Bomber Task Force Europe 21-3, May 31, 2021. During the single-day mission, Allied Sky, three U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers along with 93 other allied aircraft flew over all 30 NATO nations in Europe and North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jael Laborn)

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First combat kill for ASRAAM

Posted on December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 by alert5

A Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter shot down a unmanned aerial vehicle over Syria on Dec. 14 using a ASRAAM air-to-air missile.

Geoff Lee, OGL v1.0OGL v1.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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MK-82 fell off from F-16 and rolled close to other bombs at Homestead ARB

Posted on December 17, 2021 by alert5

An accident occurred at Homestead Air Reserve Base (Homestead ARB) on Dec. 15 which triggered an evacuation of base personnel.

U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Micah Parcher, munitions line delivery assigned to the 140th Wing Maintenance Group, Colorado Air National Guard, tightens components on an MK-82 500 pound bomb, in support of the live ammunition drop during Saber Strike 18, Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 4, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. This year’s exercise will take place June 3-15, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities with an additional key objective to train with NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Reynolds)

Rapid Dragon program derived its name from ancient Chinese crossbow called 急龙车

Posted on December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s Rapid Dragon program has carried out its first live fire test on Dec. 16 and the Air Force Research Laboratory has revealed how the project got its name.

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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