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USAF prepares to shutter RAF Mildenhall

Posted on November 19, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has started to prepare for the closure of RAF Mildenhall with about 530 USAF personnel and 740 dependants being relocated to RAF Fairford.

Base test emergency response skill 150824-F-DM566-207
Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Australia selects MQ-9

Posted on November 19, 2018 by alert5

Australia has selected General Atomic’s MQ-9 to fulfill the requirements of its Project Air 7003.

MQ-9 Reaper - 090609-F-0000M-777
By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Air Force, UAV

F-22 pilots are taking off using an incorrect technique

Posted on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 by alert5

Investigation into the F-22A mishap at NAS Fallon in April this year has found that the pilots are taking off using an incorrect technique.

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft takes off at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 6, 2013, during a 14-ship sortie rotation 130406-F-WZ114-057
Staff Sgt. Mercedes Crossland [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Jamaica commissions King Air 350 WR MPA into service

Posted on November 18, 2018 by alert5

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has commissioned one Beechcraft King Air 350 WR maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and two Bell 429 helicopters into service on Nov. 14.


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Thailand keen on L-39NG

Posted on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 by alert5

Jane’s reported on Nov. 13 that Thailand has expressed interest in acquiring the L-39NG advanced jet trainer.

L-39NG 2626 (L-39CW)
Mossback [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons

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