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F-15Es from Lakenheath carried out first FARP

Posted on September 21, 2019September 20, 2019 by alert5

The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath has conducted its first Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise using the F-15E for the first time.

A crew chief assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing approaches an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron on the flightline at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 2019. Airmen from the 48th FW participated in a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise alongside the 352nd Special Operations Wing and 100th Air Refueling Wing to build upon the relationships and integration between missions among different forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanice Williams-Jones)

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HMS Prince Of Wales underway for first sea trials

Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 by alert5

HMS Prince of Wales has left Rosyth dockyard for its first sea trials.

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Watch the maiden flight of the MQ-25A

Posted on September 20, 2019 by alert5

XQ-58A can be armed with 2 air-to-air missiles

Posted on September 20, 2019 by alert5

Flight Global quoted Kratos Unmanned Systems Division’s president as saying that the company’s XQ-58A can carry at least two air-to-air missiles in its weapons bay.

U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Randolph Abaya, 586 Flight Test Squadron

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Rolls-Royce has completed early engine tests with the F130

Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 by alert5

Rolls-Royce has completed early engine tests with the F130 engine, the military variant of the BR725 that it plans to offer as the next powerplant for the B-52.

Credit: Rolls-Royce

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