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Pentagon to buy $2 billion worth of GPS chips that are needed by B-2 and SDB II

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by alert5

The Pentagon is in a rush to buy GPS chips from GlobalFoundries as the plant that fabricates them will soon stop producing those components, Bloomberg reports.

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First woman pilot to go direct for F-35C conversion after getting Wings of Gold

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 by alert5

Lt. j.g. Suzelle Thomas is the U.S. Navy’s first woman to directly go for F-35C conversion training after getting her Wings of Gold.

Lt j.g. Suzelle Thomas’ parents pin on her naval aviator Wings of Gold during a ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Meridian, Oct. 29, 2021. Thomas is the U.S. Navy’s first woman to directly select F-35C Lightning II postgraduate training after earning her Wings of Gold. U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall.

Five USAF KC-135s flew to position near CSG 1 on the night of Nov. 5

Posted on November 6, 2021 by alert5

H/T Tony. Data from flight tracking sites showed that five U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling tankers flew to the South China Sea on the night of Nov. 5.

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