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Russian Knights carried out their first aerial refueling using the Su-30SM

Posted on June 9, 2017 by alert5

F-15E scored an air-to-air kill over Syria

Posted on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 by alert5

An armed pro-Syria regime unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down over southern Syria on Jun. 8 by a fighter aircraft, the Pentagon announced.

By (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Kawasaki C-2 runway excursion closes Yonago airport

Posted on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 by alert5

Flights at Yonago airport in western Japan are affected this morning after a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft veered off the runway while preparing for take-off.

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It’s not everyday you get to see the innards of a AN/ALQ-184

Posted on June 8, 2017 by alert5

Airman 1st Class Duane Jongeling, 114th Maintenance Squadron electronic countermeasure apprentice, and Staff Sgt. Derek Jaeger, 114th Maintenance Squadron perform a routine maintenance on a electronic warfare pod. These pods are the first line of defense for the 114th Fighter Wing pilots while protecting foreign and domestic airspace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Duane Duimstra/Released)

Germany to relocate troops from Turkey to Jordan

Posted on June 8, 2017 by alert5

The German government has decided to relocate its Tornado ECR fighters currently deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey to Jordan.

Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert
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