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MQ-9 cleared for Automatic Takeoff and Landing; ready for ACE operations

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 by alert5

The MQ-9 in service with the U.S. Air Force has carried out an Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) test and the drone is now cleared for Agile Combat Employment operations.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Sanchez
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India about to buy 100 F404 turbofan engines for Tejas

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 by alert5

Negotiations by India to buy 100 General Electric F404 turbofan engines for the Tejas Mk1A fighter are about to be completed, new reports from India say.

Photo: PIB

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Japan paid Lockheed Martin $23 million to become member of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program

Posted on July 15, 2021 by alert5

Lockheed Martin recently receives a $23 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to integrate Japan into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

Photos: JASDF

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KC-46A cleared for operational use of its Centerline Drogue System

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 by alert5

The KC-46A has gotten its first Interim Capability Release (ICR) mission set, the approval to use its Centerline Drogue System.

Photo by Lt. Zach Fisher, U.S. Navy
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F-15Es from Mountain Home AFB will join F-22s at Guam this month

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force will send 10 F-15Es that are assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base for Operation Pacific Iron 2021.

U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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