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RQ-170 participated in Large Force Test Event at Nellis AFB

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 by alert5

The mysterious RQ-170 unmanned air vehicle participated in a Large Force Test Event at Nellis Air Force Base from Aug. 4-6.

United States Air Force photograph, released to Joseph Trevithick via FOIA / Public domain

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USAF decides to invest in hypersonic startup Hermeus

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by alert5

Hypersonic startup Hermeus has secured funding from the U.S. Air Force and the Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate to develop its Mach 5 aircraft.

Photos: Hermeus
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Belarus Air Force fighters land on motorway

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by alert5

The Belarus Air Force carried out an exercise on the M1 Minsk-Brest motorway on Aug. 5. MiG-29, Su-25, Yak-130 and L-39 landed on a pre-prepared strip of the motorway before taking off to carry out ground attacks at the Ruzhany air range.

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Argentine Air Force A-4AR pilot killed in crash

Posted on August 6, 2020 by alert5

A Argentine Air Force A-4AR pilot was killed on Aug. 5 when his fighter crashed south of the city of Cordoba during a training flight.

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F-35A B-course student pilots are learning to fly on Beast Mode configuration

Posted on August 6, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base is teaching its B-Course student pilots how to fly the F-35A in Beast Mode configuration.

An F-35A Lightning II taxis down the flightline in a Beast Mode weapons configuration July 22, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The weapons configuration consists of six inert GBU-12 bombs, four mounted onto the wings and two loaded into the weapons bay, as well as an AIM-9X air-to-air training missile. The Beast Mode weapons configuration provides F-35 B-Course student pilots with the additional training and experience needed for potential combat sorties and helps train the world’s greatest F-35 pilots and combat ready Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Cook)

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