Alert 5

Kuwait’s plan to buy 40 Super Hornets could be back on track

Posted on January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 by alert5

A news report from Kuwait says the Gulf state is ready to proceed with a plan to buy 40 Super Hornets from Boeing.

By U.S. Navy photo by Midshipman John Ivancic [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Kuwait’s plan to buy 40 Super Hornets could be back on track”

Development contract for AARGM-ER

Posted on January 25, 2018 by alert5

Orbital ATK has been awarded a developmental contract by the U.S. Navy for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) upgrade.

By David Monniaux (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.0 fr], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Development contract for AARGM-ER”

Aviation Week: Indonesia keen on buying Western fighters

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by alert5

Two industry sources in Indonesia told Aviation Week that Jakarta are in talks with Western fighter manufacturers on a potential order for new aircraft.

Continue reading “Aviation Week: Indonesia keen on buying Western fighters”

RAAF KC-30A had near miss with British fighters over Iraq

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by alert5

The Australian reports that a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A tanker flying over Iraq in March 2016 had a near miss with two British Eurofighters.

By BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “RAAF KC-30A had near miss with British fighters over Iraq”

Abe: Japan has flown protective mission for U.S. military aircraft

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by alert5

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Diet on Jan. 22 that the Japan Self-Defense Force has flown protective mission for U.S. military aircraft.

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, fly alongside a Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-2s over the vicinity of the East China Sea, Oct. 21, 2017. Following the flight with Koku Jieitai the Lancers continued on to participate in a flyover for the 2017 Seoul Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (Seoul ADEX 17) at Seoul Airport, Republic of Korea. (photo courtesy of Koku Jieitai [Japan Air Self-Defense Force])