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Boeing given $60.9 million to upgrade 4 JASDF E-767s

Posted on February 15, 2018 by alert5

The mission computers on four Japan Air Self-Defense Force E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) platforms are to be upgraded by Boeing under a $60.9 million contract.

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Belgium joins NATO Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet program

Posted on February 15, 2018 by alert5

On Feb. 14, Belgium officially joined the NATO Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet program at a signing ceremony at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

Left to right: Ank Bijleveld (Minister of Defence, The Netherlands); Steven Vandeput (Minister of Defence, Belgium); Ursula von der Leyen (Minister of Defence, Germany); Ambassador Arlette Conzemius (Permanent Representative to NATO, Luxembourg); Frank Bakke-Jensen (Minister of Defence, Norway)

RQ-4 clocks 20,000 flight hours

Posted on February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 by alert5

A RQ-4 Global Hawk reached 20,000 flight hours after landing at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates on Feb. 13.

An U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk logs over 20,000 flight hours Feb. 13, 2018 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning) — An U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk logs over 20,000 flight hours Feb. 13, 2018 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Global Hawk’s mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning)

U-2 pilots getting Garmin D2 Charlie Aviator Watch

Posted on February 15, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has decided to buy 100 Garmin D2 Charlie Aviator Watches for its U-2 pilots, Garmin announced on Feb. 14.

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USAF wants to convert 3 KC-135Rs into WC-135Rs

Posted on February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has proposed in the Fiscal Year 2019 budget to convert three KC-135R aerial refueling tankers into WC-135R nuclear sniffers.

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