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340th EARS refuels French Mirage 2000Ds over Iraq

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

A French Mirage 2000D flies over Iraq April 8, 2016. The President has authorized U.S. Central Command to work with partner nations to conduct targeted airstrikes of Iraq and Syria as part of the comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)

F-22s from 95th FS deploy to RAF Lakenheath

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

F-22s from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida have arrived at RAF Lakenheath, England on Apr. 11.

U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew
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S-300 air defense system spotted in Gilan Province, Iran

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

A convoy carrying the S-300 air defense system was videotaped as it went along Gilan Province in Iran earlier this week. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari confirmed on Apr. 11 that the first shipment of the air defense system has been completed.

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NGJ Inc 1 approved to enter Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

The Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Increment 1 (Inc 1) has entered a new phase on Apr. 5 when Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, approved it to enter the Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase.

Illustration from U.S. Navy
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USN officer had spied for Taiwan too

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

USNI News says Lt. Cmdr. Edward Chieh-Liang Lin, who is being charged for espionage, had been spying for Taiwan as well.

Photo: U.S. Navy
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