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Iraqi F-16s strike ISIS in Syria

Posted on April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 by alert5

The Iraqi Air Force launched an air strike near Hajin, Syria on Apr. 19 to target ISIS forces operating there.

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B-21’s PDR completed, first set of software delivered

Posted on April 20, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Senate Armed Forces Subcommittee on Airland was informed on the progress of the B-21 program recently by Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr.

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SDB II developmental testing ends

Posted on April 20, 2018 by alert5

The developmental testing of the Small Diameter Bomb II has been completed, Raytheon declared on Apr. 19.

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Portugal to take over NATO Baltic Air Policing mission in May

Posted on April 20, 2018April 19, 2018 by alert5

Portugal will be sending four F-16M fighters from Air Base No 5 Monte Real to Šiauliai, Lithuania, for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission next month.

By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (F-16AM Tiger Meet) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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China deployed military aircraft to Mischief Reef

Posted on April 19, 2018May 3, 2018 by alert5

The Inquirer from Philippines has obtained an aerial photo of Mischief Reef in the South China Sea and two Chinese Y-7 twin-engine transport aircraft can be seen on the island.

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