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Norwegian maintainers work on American F-35s at Orland

Posted on June 23, 2019June 22, 2019 by alert5

Norwegian F-35 maintainers work on two U.S. Air Force jets at Orland, Norway on Jun. 17. This is the first time they are servicing American aircraft while outside United States.

F-35 Lighting II maintainers from both the United States Air Force and Royal Norwegian Air Force work together at Orland Air Base, Norway, to turn two American jets after a sortie June 17, 2019. The visit marked the first time American F-35s have landed in Norway, which operates its own fleet of the fifth-generation fighters, and served as valuable training for the Norwegian maintainers. A fleet of F-35s is currently deployed to Europe as part of the European Deterrence Initiative, as as a way of proving the U.S. Air Force’s ability to rapidly deploy fifth-generation fighters to European bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Austin M. May.)

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Watch Russian Su-24 buzzing Spanish carrier Juan Carlos I as it was about to launch AV-8Bs

Posted on June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 by alert5

Flagship of the Spanish Navy Juan Carlos I was buzzed by a Russian Su-24 this week while the amphibious assault ship was preparing to launch its AV-8B fighters during Exercise Baltops.

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INS Vikramaditya to get indigenous Optical Landing System

Posted on June 22, 2019June 21, 2019 by alert5

INS Vikramaditya will soon be equipped with an indigenous Optical Landing System developed by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO).

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U.S. Army completes “sense off” of 3 prototype Patriot radars

Posted on June 22, 2019June 21, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Army announced on that the “sense-off” demonstration of three prototypes radars for the Patriot’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor was completed on Jun. 17.

Photo Credit: Gary Sheftick