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Six F-35Bs will arrive at Nyutabaru Air Base in 2024

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by alert5

Japan will deploy six F-35Bs at Nyutabaru Air Base in 2024, two more are to arrive there in 2025, local news reports say.

Sgt. 1st Class MilagrosLaura Laura [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Pakistan to convert Lineage 1000 business jets into Sea Sultan maritime patrol aircraft

Posted on July 10, 2021 by alert5

Italian defense firm Leonardo has been tasked by Pakistan to convert three Embraer Lineage 1000 business jets into the maritime patrol aircraft dubbed Sea Sultan.

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JMSDF to conduct joint training with British Carrier Strike Group in Gulf of Aden

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 by alert5

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will conduct joint training with the British Carrier Strike Group in the Gulf of Aden, Kyodo News reports.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2019) Royal navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 23. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3, is underway conducting the Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) as part of the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (Photo courtesy of HNLMS De Ruyter)

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French Navy Rafale M pilots’ chillout video 8

Posted on July 6, 2021 by alert5

NGJ-MB enters LRIP

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 by alert5

The Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) will enter Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) after obtaining Milestone C approval on Jun. 28.

An EA-18G Growler from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, conducts a Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) flight test over Southern Maryland recently. VX-23 supports the overall NGJ-MB Test and Evaluation program that has seen more than 145 hours of flight test. NGJ-MB received Milestone C approval June 28 and support to award Low Rate Initial Production contract. (U.S. Navy photo by Steve Wolff)

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