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RAAF, USN to jointly develop NGJ-MB

Posted on November 4, 2017November 3, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-band (NGJ-MB).

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Three more F-16s delivered to Iraqi Air Force

Posted on November 4, 2017November 3, 2017 by alert5

Iraq’s Ministry of Defense announced in a brief statement that it had taken delivery of three more F-16s. This brings the number of aircraft delivered so far to 17.

Photo: Lockheed Martin
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Indian Air Force C-130J in Israel for Exercise Blue Flag

Posted on November 4, 2017November 3, 2017 by alert5

The Indian Air Force is participating in Exercise Blue Flag – a multinational exercise organized by Israel – for the first time.

By Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Brimstone missile trials on Eurofighter completed

Posted on November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 by alert5

Firings of the Brimstone precision strike missile from a Eurofighter by BAE Systems have been completed, clearing the path for the evaluation by the Royal Air Force.

USAF F-35As transit Hawaii while on their way to Japan

Posted on November 3, 2017 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, prepares to land at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 30, 2017. A dozen F-35As and approximately 300 Airmen are on their way to Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed under U.S. Pacific Command's (PACOM) Theater Security Package program, which has been in operation since 2004. This marks PACOM’s first operational tasking for the F-35A and builds upon the successful debut of the fifth-generation stealth fighter in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition earlier this month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders) — A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, prepares to land at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 30, 2017. A dozen F-35As and approximately 300 Airmen are on their way to Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed under U.S. Pacific Command’s (PACOM) Theater Security Package program, which has been in operation since 2004. This marks PACOM’s first operational tasking for the F-35A and builds upon the successful debut of the fifth-generation stealth fighter in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition earlier this month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)