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48th FW unveils first of three heritage F-15s

Posted on February 1, 2019 by alert5

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron is painted in the heritage colors of its World War II P-47 Thunderbolt predecessor at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England Jan 30. The 48th Fighter Wing officially unveiled the aircraft publicly during a ceremony on Jan 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

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F-35 is out, Eurofighter or F/A-18 for Germany

Posted on February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 by alert5

Germany has further shortlisted the Eurofighter and the F/A-18 as potential candidates to replace its Tornado fighter-bomber, sources told Reuters.

Photo: Sgt Peter George/MOD [OGL]

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KC-46A’s boom to be redesign

Posted on February 1, 2019January 30, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force will pay Boeing to redesign the boom on the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker.

US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Buk M3 air defense missile system appears in Kursk

Posted on February 1, 2019January 30, 2019 by alert5

DOT&E says CVN 78 “will probably not achieve” sortie rate requirement

Posted on January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by alert5

Bloomberg has managed to obtain an assessment of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation. The Pentagon’s chief tester says new aircraft carrier “will probably not achieve” its sortie rate due to ongoing problems with its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system.

National Museum of the U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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