Aviation News
Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing will dispatch its A-10 attack jets to the Middle East for Operation Inherent Resolve this spring.
By SrA Robert Barney, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “It’s Idaho ANG’s turn to send A-10s to fight against ISIL”
Israel’s Defense Ministry has started the gradual process of transferring the first David’s Sling air defense system to the Israeli Air Force.
![DST-4-001[1]](http://alert5.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DST-4-0011.jpg)
Photo: Missile Defense Agency
Continue reading “Israel Air Force getting its first David’s Sling air defense system”
News reports from the Middle East say the Charles de Gaulle task force is now in the Mediterranean and will eventually be positioned off Libya.
Photo: French Navy
Continue reading “Charles de Gaulle heading towards Libya”
A former civilian contract employee at Hill Air Force Base has been charged in U.S. District Court for exporting two F-16 brake assemblies to Indonesia without authorization.
![Flight+Test+Function+for+Indonesian+Air+Force+F-16+conducted+Successfully+1[1]](http://alert5.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Flight+Test+Function+for+Indonesian+Air+Force+F-16+conducted+Successfully+11.png)
Photo: TNI AU
Continue reading “U.S. contractor indicted for exporting F-16 parts to Indonesia without permission”
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the way for the purchase of two more Phalcon AEW&C aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
By Michael Sender (Michael Sender) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons