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Osprey destroyed after hard landing in Syria

Posted on September 30, 2017 by alert5

U.S. Central Command disclosed that a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft had made a hard landing in an undisclosed location in the Middle East on Sept. 29.

By U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joe Kane [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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HMHT-302 flew eight-ship formation flight

Posted on September 30, 2017September 29, 2017 by alert5

To celebrate the squadron’s achievement of meeting the training requirement for FY 17, HMHT-302 launched eight CH-53s for a formation flight from MCAS New River to MCAS Cherry Point and back.

Video by Lance Cpl. Justin Roux

VMFA-121 practice hot-loading AIM-120

Posted on September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 by alert5

During the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, Marines from VMFA-121 practice hot-loading the AIM-120 on the F-35B. During a hot-load, the engine of the aircraft is still running while ordnance is being attached.

Photo By: Lance Cpl. Koby Saunders

USMC infantry units receiving quadcopters

Posted on September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps has started equipping infantry units with small quadcopters, according to a NAVAIR press release.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Skinner, assistant patrol leader, with Company Bravo, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment prepares to fly the Mark-2 Instant Eye during the Infantry Platoon Battle Course as part of a Deployment for Training (DFT) on Fort Pickett, VA., August 15, 2017. The Instant Eye is a small unmanned aerial system used to be deployed at the squad level for quick and local surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michaela R. Gregory)

Some F-35s will stick with Block 2B software

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by alert5

The F-35 program office is considering an option to keep some F-35s in the U.S. fleet with Block 2B software, instead of sending them for an expensive upgrade to newer standards, Stephen Trimble reports.

BF-3 FLT 638. External AIM-132 ASRAAM launch. Lt Col Tom Fields was the pilot on 17 May 2017. Lockheed Martin photo by Andy “Bones” Wolfe