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UAE finalized agreement to buy F-35A in March

Posted on April 27, 2021 by alert5

A news release from NAVIR’s Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office (PMA-259) International Programs team disclosed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had “finalized an agreement with the U.S. this March to procure the F-35.”

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb 14, 2018. The F-35A is a single-seat, single engine, fifth generation, multirole fighter that’s able to perform ground attack, reconnaissance and air defense missions with stealth capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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JASDF Misawa Air Base commander is now qualified to fly the F-35A

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 by alert5

Maj. Gen. Takahiro Kubota, 3rd Air Wing and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Misawa Air Base commander has completed his conversion to fly the F-35A.

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Outbreak of COVID-19 at Sacheon air base, South Korea

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 by alert5

Eight people who work at Sacheon air base in South Korea have been tested positive for COVID-19 infection.

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Australia cleared to buy 12 MQ-9Bs

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. government has cleared the sale of 12 MQ-9B unmanned air vehicles to Australia for an estimated cost of $1.651 billion.

An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle comes in for a landing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 20. Reapers are remotely piloted and can linger over battlefields, providing persistent strike capabilities to ground force commanders. This Reaper is deployed to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron from Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

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AC-130J going to Philippines for live-firing practice

Posted on April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 by alert5

A AC-130J gunship from the 73rd Special Operations Squadron will be participating in the Balikatan exercise in Philippines.

Air Force Special Operations Command’s first Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship arrives at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 6, 2019. This is the first Block 30 AC-130J for the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt, and will replace the AC-130U Spooky gunship as it retires from service after more than 20 years of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)

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