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Combat-coded F-35As drop weapons for first time

Posted on March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 by alert5

F-35As from the U.S. Air Force’s 388th and 419th fighter wings dropped laser-guided bombs at the Utah Test and Training Range for the first time on Feb. 25.

U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Haseltine
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Taiwan’s incoming government wants indigenous jet trainer

Posted on March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 by alert5

A report by China Times says the incoming government for Taiwan is keen on developing an indigenous jet trainer to replace the AT-3.

By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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B-52s deployed to Spain

Posted on March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 by alert5

Three B-52s from Barksdale Air Force Base have been deployed to Morón Air Base, Spain on Feb. 27 for a large-scale NATO training exercise.

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Raatz
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Refueling Rafales over North Africa

Posted on March 1, 2016 by alert5

A French Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft flies toward a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to RAF Mildenhall, England, during a refueling mission in support of Operation Juniper Micron over North Africa, Feb. 26, 2016. Three KC-135 Stratotankers, along with 50 Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, are providing air refueling and airlift support to French operations in Mali and North Africa in support of OJM. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Trower/Released)

U.S. Navy wants CBARS to be known as Stingray

Posted on March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy is quietly trying to get the RAQ-25 to be known as Stingray instead of its nomenclature – Carrier Based Aerial Refueling System (CBARS).

Photo: U.S. Navy
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