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F-35s and F-16s fought non-stop in defensive counter-air exercise for more than 8 hours

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by alert5

A recent large-scale integrated combat capability exercise at Hill Air Force Base saw F-35s and F-16s protecting the air base non-stop for more than 8 hours.

An F-35A takes off during a combat exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 1, 2019. The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing, along with F-16 units from Holloman AFB, New Mexico, and Kunsan Air Base, Korea, conducted an integrated combat exercise where maintainers were tasked to continually provide ready aircraft and pilots took off in waves to simulate a large force engagement with enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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F-15 flypast triggers Tesla Model 3’s Sentry Mode

Posted on May 6, 2019 by alert5

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Bahrain’s F-16 Block 70s will be armed with AGM-84 Block IIs

Posted on May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. government has cleared a $750 million weapons package to Bahrain and the missiles in the package includes 20 AGM-84 Block II Harpoon missiles.

Graphic: Lockheed Martin