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Two of South Korea’s RQ-4s have defects

Posted on October 23, 2020 by alert5

Two of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 unmanned air vehicles that were delivered to South Korea have been found with defects.

Photo: U.S. State Department

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#FighterFriday

Posted on October 23, 2020October 18, 2020 by alert5

An F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, takes off at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Oct. 14, 2020. The 48th Fighter Wing engages in daily training to maintain a ready force, able to safeguard U.S. national interests and the collective defense of the NATO alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

USAF seeks new Global Precision Attack Weapon

Posted on October 22, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has started a search to find a supplier for its Global Precision Attack Weapon, a small, lightweight bomb that fits in the weapons bays of the B-21 and F-35.

U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Haseltine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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JASDF F-15J had engine trouble during scramble

Posted on October 22, 2020 by alert5

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J had engine trouble during take-off for a scamble on Oct. 20.

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USAF to retrain WSOs as B-21 pilots

Posted on October 21, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force is planning to retrain some of its weapons systems officers (WSO) from the bomber track as pilots for B-21 stealth bomber.

Capt. Kent Johnson, 23rd Bomb Squadron weapons system officer, analyses a multi-function color display inside a B-52H Stratofortress above North Dakota, Jan. 31, 2017. Johnson along with another weapons system officer, sit in the offense compartment of the aircraft, controlling the B-52’s weapons capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

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