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114th FW testing out new digital eyepiece

Posted on January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 by alert5

F-16 pilots assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing are testing out a new digital eyepiece (DEP) add-on system for their night-vision goggles (NVG).

Master Sgt. Josh Sells, 114th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialist, attached a digital eyepiece add-on to a helmet at March Air Reserve Base, CA, Jan. 17. This upgrade highlights the Air Guard's push toward full spectrum readiness by improving current war fighting equipment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Olson) — Master Sgt. Josh Sells, 114th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialist, attached a digital eyepiece add-on to a helmet at March Air Reserve Base, CA, Jan. 17. This upgrade highlights the Air Guard’s push toward full spectrum readiness by improving current war fighting equipment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Olson)

Indian Air Force Su-30MKIs coming to Malaysia

Posted on January 27, 2018 by alert5

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak told Malaysian journalists in New Delhi that Indian Air Force Su-30MKIs will be in Malaysia for joint air exercises with the Su-30MKMs.

By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Sukhoi Su-30MKI-3 ‘SB 309’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan has deployed the F-35A at Misawa

Posted on January 26, 2018 by alert5

Japan has deployed its first F-35A stealth fighter at Misawa air base. Video taken at MHI’s plant in Komaki suggests it was AX-6 that was deployed.

Four commercial flights affected after IDF blows tire

Posted on January 26, 2018 by alert5

A RoCAF IDF fighter blew a tire while landing at Ching Chuan Kang Airport on Jan. 25. The incident disrupted four commercial flights.

Indian has launch its third attempt to buy aerial tankers

Posted on January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 by alert5

The Indian Air Force has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to buy six aerial refueling tankers on Jan. 25.

By Sergey Krivchikov [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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