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Russia starts upgrade of Il-80, Il-82 airborne command posts; create Mi-38 command post

Posted on May 31, 2019 by alert5

Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said work on to upgrade the Il-80 and Il-82 airborne command posts has commence.

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#FighterFriday

Posted on May 31, 2019 by alert5

A United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000, Desert Falcon and a U.S. F-35A Lightning II fly in formation over Southwest Asia, May 29, 2019. The flight was conducted to continue building military-to-military relationships with the UAE. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)

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34th FS temporarily relocating to Mountain Home AFB

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by alert5

The 34th Fighter Squadron will move its F-35As to Mountain Home Air Force Base over the next two months as Hill Air Force Base reconstructs its runway.

A formation of F-35A Lightning IIs, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, fly over the Utah Test and Training Range as part of a combat power exercise on Nov. 19, 2018. The exercise aims to confirm their ability to quickly employ a large force of jets against air and ground targets, and demonstrate the readiness and lethality of the F-35. As the first combat-ready F-35 units in the Air Force, the 388th and 419th FW at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are ready to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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South Korea to lift grounding of F-16s, fuel starvation was cause of crash in February

Posted on May 31, 2019May 30, 2019 by alert5

South Korea has completed its investigation into the crash of a F-16D into the Yellow Sea on Feb. 27. The air force will start to lift the grounding of the jets.

대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons