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British, Israeli, U.S. F-35s participate in Exercise Tri-Lightning

Posted on June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 by alert5

A one-day defensive counter air exercise over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on Jun. 25 saw F-35s from U.S., U.K. and Israel playing as blue force against red force played by previous generation fighters.

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, center, lead a formation of Israeli Air Force F-35I Lightning IIs, right, and Royal Air Force F-35B Lightnings, left, during Exercise Tri-Lightning over an undisclosed location over the Mediterranean Sea, June 25, 2019. Tri-Lightning is a defensive counterair exercise over the Eastern Mediterranean involving the U.S. U.K., and Israel. The exercise is designed to improve interoperability and coordination in air operations among the U.S. and it’s allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keifer Bowes)

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Chinese Su-30s buzzed HMCS Regina in East China Sea

Posted on June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 by alert5

Canadian warship HMCS Regina was buzzed by a pair of Su-30s from China as it was underway in the East China Sea on Jun. 24.

Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Air-to-air photos of Cope West 19

Posted on June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot flies alongside two Indonesian air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilots over Manado, Indonesia, during Cope West 19, June 20, 2019. Cope West is a two-week, Pacific Air Forces sponsored, bilateral exercise designed to advance interoperability and build upon already established partnerships between U.S. military forces and the Indonesian air force. The exercise affords both countries with opportunities to exchange techniques in aircraft generation and recovery, close air support training, air-to-air fighter training and host subject-matter expert exchange across various career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

F-CK-1 beats J-10, JF-17 and Tejas at minimum radius turn

Posted on June 23, 2019 by alert5

Norwegian maintainers work on American F-35s at Orland

Posted on June 23, 2019June 22, 2019 by alert5

Norwegian F-35 maintainers work on two U.S. Air Force jets at Orland, Norway on Jun. 17. This is the first time they are servicing American aircraft while outside United States.

F-35 Lighting II maintainers from both the United States Air Force and Royal Norwegian Air Force work together at Orland Air Base, Norway, to turn two American jets after a sortie June 17, 2019. The visit marked the first time American F-35s have landed in Norway, which operates its own fleet of the fifth-generation fighters, and served as valuable training for the Norwegian maintainers. A fleet of F-35s is currently deployed to Europe as part of the European Deterrence Initiative, as as a way of proving the U.S. Air Force’s ability to rapidly deploy fifth-generation fighters to European bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Austin M. May.)

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