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F-35 will be flying till 2070

Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by alert5

F-35 Joint Program Office Chief Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told reporters that the F-35 will be flying till 2070, six years longer than planned.

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By Alex Lloyd (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2076301) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy

Air-to-air video of CH-53K during a flight test

Posted on March 23, 2016 by alert5

Posted in Industry, Marines

VMFA-314 wrap up DACT training with JASDF F-15Js

Posted on March 19, 2016March 19, 2016 by alert5

VMFA-314 has completed its dissimilar air combat training and bilateral tactical mission training at Komatsu Air Base, Japan on Mar. 18.

Komatsu ATR
Photo By: Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg
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Posted in Air Force, Marines

U.S. Navy orders 12 UH-1Ys and 16 AH-1Zs

Posted on March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 by alert5

In a release filed on Mar. 11, the U.S. Navy has placed an order for 12 UH-1Ys and 16 AH-1Zs for the Marine Corps. The contract is worth $461 million.

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By Cpl. Demetrius Munnerlyn (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/490987) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Industry, Marines

MV-22s will be fighting fires starting from May

Posted on March 16, 2016 by alert5

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) was so impressed by the MV-22’s capability to fight fires during a demonstration at Hemet-Ryan Airfield on Feb. 11 that it has decided to call up the tiltrotor for fire fighting duties starting from May this year.

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