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EQ-4 clocks 500th sortie

Posted on November 14, 2015 by alert5

One of the three RQ-4 Global Hawks that were converted to an EQ-4 relay configuration recently flew its 500th sortie on Nov. 11.

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U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller

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Northrop Grumman given contract to build one E-2D for Japan

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 by alert5

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $151 million FMS contract to build the first E-2D for Japan.

E-2D
Photo: U.S. Navy
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Posted in Industry, Navy

Photos of F-15Es arriving at Incirlik Air Base

Posted on November 14, 2015 by alert5

Six F-15Es from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath arrived at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey Nov. 12.

Incirlik receives F-15s in support of OIR
Photos: USAF
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Posted in Air Force

Singapore’s first Airbus A330 MRTT

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 by alert5

Picture of the first Airbus A330 for conversion into a MRTT for the Republic of Singapore Air Force is now available on Wikimedia Commons.

Republic of Singapore Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT at Toulouse
By Pedro Aragao (http://www.jetphotos.net/photo/8114876) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Air Force, Industry

Essex ARG operates in South China Sea

Posted on November 14, 2015November 13, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Navy sent word that the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10.

US Navy 100208-N-9418A-098 The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits through the Gulf of Thailand during exercise Cobra Gold 2010
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taurean Alexander [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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