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First F-35A at Eglin AFB to be loaded with internal, external weapons

Posted on July 24, 2016July 24, 2016 by alert5

An F-35A from the 58th Fighter Squadron is loaded with weapons in its internal weapons bays and on external pylons at Eglin Air Force Base on Jul. 20. This is the first time this weapons loading procedure involving internal and external weapons was carried out at the base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer

North Korea moving Nodong IRBMs southwards

Posted on July 23, 2016 by alert5

South Korea says its northern neighbor has moved its Nodong intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) closer to the south in an attempt to thwart the THAAD air defense system.

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B-21, private space companies are helping to revive California’s aerospace sector

Posted on July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 by alert5

Analysts believe the aerospace sector in Southern California is expected to grow again after a downturn thanks to defense programs such as the B-21 and hiring from private space companies.

By SpaceX [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons

China has withdrawn HQ-9 from Woody Island

Posted on July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 by alert5

Jane’s analyzed commercial satellite photos taken earlier this month of Woody Island in the Paracel archipelago and concluded that China has withdrawn the HQ-9 air defense system stationed there.

By Voice of America [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Investigators found cause of ROK Army UH-1 crash

Posted on July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 by alert5

The investigation into the crash of a South Korean Army UH-1H crash in Chuncheon on Feb. 15 found that the rotor-craft’s hydraulic servo valve had failed while the aircraft was in a hover.

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