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First night flight of KC-46A

Posted on May 3, 2016 by alert5

The Boeing KC-46A tanker recently completed its night flight where it tested the exterior lighting.

KC46 first night flight
Photo: Boeing

Posted in Air Force, Industry, KC-X

Taiwan deploys one squadron of IDFs closer to China

Posted on May 2, 2016 by alert5

Each year, between April and September, the RoCAF will deploy a squadron of fighter aircraft to Magong airport in Penghu islands, west of Taiwan.

F-CK-1A 1427 Flight Demonstration in Ching Chuang Kang AFB 20140719e
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force

RAF took over augmented NATO BAP mission from Belgium

Posted on May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 by alert5

Belgium has handed over the augmented NATO’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission to the United Kingdom on Apr. 28

Baltic Air Policing augmenting Nation Handover-Takeover in Amari Air Base, Estonia
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Posted in Air Defense, Air Force

British Airways flight was intercepted by Hungarian Gripen

Posted on May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 by alert5

British Airways flight BA0108, from Dubai to London, was intercepted Gripen fighters scrambled by the Hungarian Air Force after its lost contact with air traffic controllers on Apr. 30.


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Posted in Air Force

Teaching computers to search for mobile missile launchers

Posted on May 1, 2016 by alert5

Defense One has a piece on how the Pentagon is spending $10 million to improve on the search for mobile missile launchers by teaching computers on how to filter them out from the surroundings.

Cubacrisis 01 Nov 1962
By USAF (http://www.af.mil/photos) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Space

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