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Japan cleared to buy 105 F-35s, including 42 F-35Bs

Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of 105 F-35 fighters to Japan. The Foreign Military Sale is for 63 F-35As and 42 F-35Bs.

Photos: JASDF

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First F-16 at Luke AFB to get the new single color paint scheme

Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by alert5

A USAF F-16C, #765, assigned to the 310th Fighter Squadron is the first of its type to get the new single color paint scheme at Luke Air Force Base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder
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Four more Su-35s delivered to Russian Knights

Posted on July 9, 2020 by alert5

UAC has delivered another four Su-35 fighters to the Russian Knights aerobatics team.

Photo: UAC
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USAF orders Litening pods with full-color digital video capability

Posted on July 8, 2020 by alert5

Northrop Grumman announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed an initial order for Litening pods with full-color digital video capability and two-color laser spot search and track.

Staff Sgt. Eric Breault and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Newton, 158th Fighter Wing Detachment 1, Vermont Air National Guard avionics specialists, transport a fourth generation Advanced Targeting LITENING Pod to a F-16C, Oct. 23, 2009, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The first operational testing of the pods will occur during Bold Quest 2009, an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration, which brings together nearly 1,000 professional warfighters and contractors from 11 countries and across the U.S. military in a field environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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Russia standing up second MiG-31 unit at Kamchatka

Posted on July 7, 2020 by alert5

Russia will stand up a second MiG-31 squadron at 317th Composite Aviation Regiment at Yelizovo airfield, Jane’s reported.

By Konstantin Tyurpeko (http://russianplanes.net/id161326) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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