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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.

By Ken H / @chippyho [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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MQ-25A won’t be operating off a carrier until 2026

Posted on February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 by alert5

In its Fiscal Year 2019 budget briefing on Feb. 12, the U.S. Navy has laid out the latest road map for its acquisition of the MQ-25A carrier-borne unmanned aerial tanker.

Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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