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Loading of AGM-183A on B-52H

Posted on December 13, 2020 by alert5

Close look at the loading of two AGM-183A hypersonic missiles on a B-52H during the final captive-carry test on Aug. 8.

F-15JSI integration with JASSM in doubt as costs increase five times

Posted on December 13, 2020December 12, 2020 by alert5

Kyodo News reports that the Japanese Ministry of Defense has drop its request for $205 million in the budget next year for the modification of F-15 to carry the JASSM.

Graphic: Boeing

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Delivery of newly-built F-15SAs completed

Posted on December 12, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force says the delivery of 84 newly-built F-15SA fighters to Saudi Arabia has completed.

An F-15C fighter jet from the 44th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, fly in formation with two F-15SA Royal Saudi Air Force jets from the 6th Squadron, King Khalid Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a KC-135 Stratotanker from Al Udeid, Qatar, during an integrated sortie flight in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 25, 2020. The integrated sorties allow U.S. and RSAF pilots to familiarize themselves with communications and mission planning procedures. It also allows them to maintain readiness for longer mission capabilities.

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Swedish Air Force Christmas Tree formation flight 2020

Posted on December 12, 2020 by alert5

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PLA aircraft operating just off the coast of Taiwan today

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 by alert5

One of the closest approach to the Taiwan coast by a PLA aircraft, likely a KQ-200, this afternoon.

Image: Flightradar24