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494th EFS completes deployment to Saudi Arabia

Posted on March 10, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s 494th Expeditonary Fighter Squadron has completed its deployment at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this month.

Video by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stanford

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B-2 deployed to Azores, Portugal

Posted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has deployed its B-2 stealth bomber at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Mar. 9. The aircraft came from the 509th Bomb Wing and the 131st Bomb Wing.

A B2 Spirit Bomber waits to complete a hot pit refueling mission at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. These bomber missions represent the U.S. commitment to our allies and enhance regional security.

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B-2s will only get a cockpit upgrade in the DMS-M program

Posted on March 8, 2020 by alert5

The Pentagon has decided not to proceed with the B-2 Defensive Management System Modernization (B-2 DMS-M) program after spending $3 billion on it.

By U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Elbit Systems to supply pylon-based infrared missile warning system for U.S. F-16s

Posted on March 7, 2020 by alert5

The Pentagon has given Elbit Systems of America a $416 million contract to supply a pylon-based infrared missile warning system for the F-16s operated by Air National Guard and Reserve units.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen / Public domain

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New JGSDF video shows how Japan will defeat an invasion of its island

Posted on March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 by alert5

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