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Australia buying another EA-18G to replace A46-311

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. government has approved the sale of one Boeing EA-18G electronic attack jet to Australia. This new jet will replace A46-311 that was lost in an accident at Nellis Air Force Base on Jan. 27, 2018.

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41st Rescue Squadron retires its HH-60G

Posted on October 1, 2021 by alert5

The 41st Rescue Squadron officially retired its HH-60G rescue helicopter on Sept. 29. The unit will transition to the HH-60W Jolly Green II.

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter tail No. 356 completes its final sortie at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 29, 2021. No. 356 has served for nearly 30 years at the 41st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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#FighterFriday

Posted on October 1, 2021September 30, 2021 by alert5

A Polish air force MiG-29 jet fighter aircraft, assigned to the Polish air force’s 1st Tactical Air Wing, flies at the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during Aviation Detachment Rotation 21-4, at Powidz, Poland, Sept. 21, 2021. During the exercise, the Polish air force flew two MiG-29 jets and simulated offensive maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

Boeing appoints former KC-46A engineer to prepare for next all-new commercial jet

Posted on September 30, 2021 by alert5

Linda Hapgood, who is from Australia, has been picked by Boeing to prepare efforts for the design of its next all-new commercial jet and the integrated production system that will assemble the aircraft.

Photo by Lt. Zach Fisher, U.S. Navy

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Transfer of F-22 FTU to Joint Base Langley-Eustis delayed

Posted on September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has delayed the transfer of the F-22 Formal Training Unit (FTU) to Joint Base Langley-Eustis until a tactical air study that was commissioned in February is completed.

Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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