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Wingman saved RAF Hawk pilot who lost is sight in mid-air

Posted on February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 by alert5

A Royal Air Force Hawk pilot had an eye infection that deteriorated while in flight and he was able to make a safe landing after another pilot flew alongside him to talk him down.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Hawk – RIAT 2012Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35 “is not capable of unsupported combat against any serious threat”

Posted on February 1, 2016 by alert5

Bill Sweetman went thru the latest F-35 report from the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and summarizes the key findings.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Forceful Tiger 2016

Posted on February 1, 2016January 31, 2016 by alert5

Forceful Tiger is a large force exercise in which the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing has to defend Okinawa.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies in support of Forceful Tiger Jan. 28, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. The 18th AGRS, which opened Aug. 24, 2007, provides challenging, yet realistic threat replication training in order to prepare Air Force, joint and allied aircrews for potential aerial combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

Y-9JB and KJ-200 flew over Tsushima Strait

Posted on February 1, 2016January 31, 2016 by alert5

Japanese fighters intercept one Chinese Y-9JB ELINT aircraft and a KJ-200 AEW aircraft over the Sea of Japan on Jan. 31. At one point, both aircraft flew over Tsushima Strait.

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