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Watch Tu-160s arriving in South Africa

Posted on October 24, 2019 by alert5

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Aviation Week: 427th Reconnaissance Squadron is operating the RQ-180

Posted on October 24, 2019 by alert5

Aviation Week has a new extensive update on the status of the secretive RQ-180 unmanned aerial vehicle. The publication believes that the aircraft is now operational with the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron.

Col. Spencer Thomas, vice commander of Beale Air Force Base, left, and Lt. Col. Jason Bialon, 427th Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Operations Group commander, right, use ceremonial scissors to cut a ribbon during the opening of the Common Mission Control Center at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 23, 2019. CMCC provides crews with the most comprehensive situational understanding of highly contested areas of operations (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

Britain, UAE buying CH-47s

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 by alert5

U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has disclosed that United Arab Emirates and the U.K. are seeking to buy CH-47s from Boeing.

Maj. Will Cox [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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RQ-4s are redeployed from Yokota to Andersen

Posted on October 23, 2019 by alert5

RQ-4s assigned to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing have been redeployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 20, 2019.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres

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USAF seeking prototype Small Footprint Precision Approach and Landing Capability system

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force is looking for a prototype precision approach and landing system that can fit inside a C-130 and works in GPS-denied environment.

LAAS_Architecture.png: FAAderivative work: Yzmo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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