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Philippines is looking at acquiring heavy-lift helicopters

Posted on October 20, 2021 by alert5

The Philippine Air Force is looking at acquiring heavy-lift helicopters and the technical working groups within the service are carrying out studies.

A CH-47 Chinook from B Co “Big Windy,” 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion spins up for an evening training flight just after a storm clears on Oct. 6 at Katterbach Army Airfield.
Pilots: Cpt. Hooker, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rall
Crew: Sgt. Austin, Spc. Hall
(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

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HattoriX AI Enabled Target Acquisition System allows JTACs to call in strikes with 3 touches

Posted on October 20, 2021 by alert5

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Holland to send one C-130 to Mali

Posted on October 18, 2021October 17, 2021 by alert5

The Dutch cabinet has agreed to send a C-130 transport aircraft to Mali to support the UN mission MINUSMA.

Ministerie van Defensie/Eric Vorstenbosch, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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F-16s at Osan Air Base, South Korea have the new “Have Glass V” paint scheme

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 by alert5

U.S. Air Force F-16s in Asia have been spotted with the new “Have Glass V” paint scheme. The Radar Absorbent Material paint is a new, darker single color paint scheme that replaces the the older two-tone gray as the standard paint scheme for F-16’s in the U.S. Air Force.

An F-16 takes flight over Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, October 14, 2021. F-16’s and A-10 Thunderbolt II’s practiced simulations during a joint coalition training event known as Combat Search and Rescue Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevyn)

USAF HC-130J, E-3C supports Combat Search and Rescue Training in South Korea

Posted on October 17, 2021 by alert5

Flight tracking services capture the flight paths of a U.S. Air Force HC-130J and E-3C over South Korea on Oct. 13 during a Combat Search and Rescue Training exercise.

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