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Panels and lights were dislodged during RSAF’s aerial display

Posted on August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 by alert5

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) celebrated its 50th anniversary by putting up an aerial display over the weekend. However, some false ceiling panels and lights at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore (MBCCS) were dislodged during the first day of the show.

By 7 [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons
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Indonesia to proceed with Su-35 purchase despite risk of U.S. sanctions

Posted on August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 by alert5

Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense says it will proceed to buy 11 Su-35 fighters from Russia despite the risk of being slapped with sanctions by the U.S.

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Spanish Eurofighters suspended from NATO Baltic Air Policing duties

Posted on August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 by alert5

Spanish Eurofighters deployed to the Baltics for air policing duties are being sidelined after one of the jets accidentally launch a AIM-120 missile over Estonia last week.

By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon ‘C.16-48 / 14-12’) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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249th Airlift Squadron is now the 144th Airlift Squadron

Posted on August 11, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air National Guard has deactivated the 176th Wing’s 249th Airlift Squadron so that the personnel and aircraft can stand up as the 144th Airlift Squadron.

Members of the 176th Wing’s 249th Airlift Squadron changed their unit affiliation to the 144th Airlift Squadron during a discreet patch-changing ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 4. The 144th AS has been a part of the Alaska Air National Guard in some form since its founding in 1952. In 2017, the 144th AS divested eight C-130H Hercules aircraft. The ceremony marks the deactivation of the 249th AS as the 144th AS assumes control of the 249th’s C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, shared with their active duty partners, the 517th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)

John Loh’s op-ed on fighting in contested airspace

Posted on August 10, 2018 by alert5

Former head of Air Combat Command, Gen. John Michael Loh, has written this op-ed on why the U.S. Air Force
should not focus on just operating in contested airspace using stealth aircraft and standoff weapons.

By JOE COLLASO [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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