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VFA-41 in Portland for DACT with 142nd Fighter Wing

Posted on August 12, 2019 by alert5

The 142nd Fighter Wing at Portland Air National Guard Base is hosting VFA-41 from Aug. 11-23.

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Kyle Terwilliger [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Upgrade of Aegis Ashore site in Romania completed

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by alert5

The Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defence site in Romania has completed its upgrade, NATO announced.

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania – Air defense soldiers assigned to B Battery (THAAD), 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command unload flooring for a Battery Command Post during a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system emplacement at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania May 17. The unit arrived in Romania in April to emplace a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system while NATO’s Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense site undergoes a long-planned update in the upcoming months. (Photo by U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jonathan Hill, Naval Support Facility Deveselu)

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Aviadarts 2019 flying demonstrations

Posted on August 11, 2019 by alert5

Second batch of Apaches arrived home in India

Posted on August 10, 2019 by alert5

Four more AH-64Es ordered by India has been delivered to Hindon Air Force Station on Jul. 30.

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Last RAF Eurofighter about to be delivered

Posted on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 by alert5

Craig Hoyle from Flight Global reports that the final Eurofighter Tranche 3 for the Royal Air Force has made its second flight and will be delivered to the customer by end of the year.

Photo: SAC Chris Ellis/MOD [OGL v1.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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