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F-22 grounded by honey bees

Posted on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 by alert5

192nd Fighter Wing Aircraft Maintainers found a swarm of honey bees hanging from the exhaust nozzle of an F-22 Raptor engine on June 11, 2016 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. A local honey bee keeper was called to remove and relocate the bees to a safe place for them to build their hive. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
192nd Fighter Wing Aircraft Maintainers found a swarm of honey bees hanging from the exhaust nozzle of an F-22 Raptor engine on June 11, 2016 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. A local honey bee keeper was called to remove and relocate the bees to a safe place for them to build their hive. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Sri Lanka has launched competition to buy new fighters

Posted on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 by alert5

The Sri Lankan government has given the green light to buy new fighter aircraft for its air force, Cabinet Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilaka said.

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By Chamal Pathirana [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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KC-46 Milestone C decision this month

Posted on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 by alert5

Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Deborah Lee James confirmed to reporters that she will meet with air force senior staff members to make a decision on approving the low-rate initial production of the Boeing KC-46 tanker.

KC-46 refuels A-10 during Milestone C test
By US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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B-2s, B-1s, B-52s at Andersen AFB, Guam

Posted on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 by alert5

An undisclosed number of B-1 bombers have arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Aug. 6 to replace the B-52 bombers deployed there. The U.S. Air Force released photos showing all three types of bombers parked on the flight line on Aug. 10.

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Photos: U.S. Air Force
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RTAF successfully tested Guardian Aerial Firefighting System

Posted on August 11, 2016August 10, 2016 by alert5

Caylym brought its Guardian Containerized Aerial Fire Fighting System (CAFFS) to Thailand for a demonstration to the Royal Thai Air Force recently. That was the first time the Guardian was demonstrated in Asia.

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