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Chinese Su-30s carried out “unprofessional” intercept of WC-135

Posted on May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 by alert5

NBC News reported that a USAF WC-135 was intercepted by two Chinese Su-30s on May 17 while flying in international airspace over the East China Sea.

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By Ken H / @chippyho [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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QF-16s at Edwards AFB for jamming tests with F-35s

Posted on May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 by alert5

Three QF-16s were recently deployed to Edwards Air Force Base so that the F-35 test team there could evaluate the stealth fighter against aerial adversaries equipped with jamming pods.

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U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Higgins
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4th Fighter Squadron to stand up at Hill AFB next month

Posted on May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 by alert5

Hill Air Force Base will gain its second combat-coded F-35A unit when the 4th Fighter Squadron stands up on Jun. 9.

First Hill F-35
By Todd Cromar [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Video of the F-15SG outing at Combat Hammer

Posted on May 19, 2017 by alert5

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Russia deploys 4 Su-24Ms to Tajikistan

Posted on May 18, 2017May 18, 2017 by alert5

A senior officer from the Russian Central Military District disclosed that four Su-24Ms have been deployed to Tajikistan for Dushanbe-Anti-Terror-2017 exercise.

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