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B-52 will get an APU made by Honeywell

Posted on October 27, 2022 by alert5

The B-52H bomber will no longer require an external cart nor gunpowder cartridges for starting up its engines in future.

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off as part of Agile Combat Employment at the Arkansas Aeroplex, Blytheville, Arkansas, Jan. 12, 2022. Using the ACE concept, within a few hours B-52s can land at a location, receive repairs, resupply and be back in the air before an adversary can pinpoint their location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

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Former USMC Harrier pilot who work in China before arrested in Australia

Posted on October 26, 2022 by alert5

A former U.S. Marine Corps pilot who flew Harriers while in service has been arrested in Australia at the request of the FBI.

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 214, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sits on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as it pulls out of port at White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2016. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU and the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group are currently on their spring deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Dyer/Released)

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TOP GUN: B-COURSE

Posted on October 26, 2022 by alert5

U.S. intends to transfer stored MIM-23 air defense systems to Ukraine

Posted on October 26, 2022 by alert5

The United States is reportedly preparing to retrieve MIM-23 air defense missile systems from storage and give them to Ukraine.

Philipp Beckers, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will soon operate MQ-9s from Kanoya, Japan

Posted on October 25, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron recently held an assumption of command ceremony at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base on Oct. 23.

Screen grab from U.S. Navy video
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