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Exercise Chong Ju 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 by alert5

Taiwan to shift 21st FS to Tucson International Airport by 2021

Posted on May 10, 2019 by alert5

Republic of China Air Force Chief of Staff Liu Jen-yuan told lawmakers that the 21st Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base will only commence shifting to Tucson International Airport in 2020.

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65th Aggressor Squadron reactivating as F-35A unit

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has decided to reactivate the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base and the unit will fly the F-35A.

F-35 Lighting II fighter jets, assigned to the 6th Weapons Squadron, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range July 10, 2017. The United States Air Force Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide the world’s most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers of the combat air forces and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryn Murphy/Released)

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Russia to convert Tu-214 into AEW platform

Posted on May 10, 2019May 9, 2019 by alert5

The Russian Aerospace Forces has approved the project to turn the Tu-214 airliner into an airborne early warning (AEW) platform.

Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]

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Indonesia using fighters to wake people up during the fasting month of Ramadan

Posted on May 9, 2019 by alert5

The Indonesian Air Force says it will be conducting flight training in the predawn hours to wake people up for their sahur (predawn meal) during the fasting month of Ramadan.

An Indonesian air force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during the final day of exercise Cope West 18 (CW18) from Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, March 23, 2018. CW18 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral, tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces and is designed to advance interoperability and build upon already established partnerships between the air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Ebensberger)

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