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Head of Alaskan Command says Russian military aircraft activity in 2020 was highest since the fall of the Soviet Union

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by alert5

The head of Alaskan Command, Lt. Gen. David Krumm, has warned that increased Russian military activity arond Alaska is taxing the units that respond to them.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22s, CF-18s, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday, March 9th.

Photo: North American Aerospace Defense Command

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India to lease one A330 MRTT from France

Posted on April 29, 2021 by alert5

India is to lease a A330 MRTT from France under government-to-government basis, Hindustan Times reports.

ERIC SALARD from PARIS, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Six F-15Es delivered bombs from Jordan to UAE

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by alert5

Six F-15Es from the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Apr. 25 ferrying live bombs from Jordan.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais
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