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Display Management Switch on the F-16 sidestick is now a 3D printable item

Posted on August 4, 2022 by alert5

The Display Management Switch (DMS) knob on the F-16’s sidestick can now be printed using a 3D printer thanks to innovation by airmen from Aviano air base, Italy.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder
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MiG-29 flight demo at Oshkosh 2022

Posted on August 3, 2022 by alert5

Direct ground refueling of MQ-9 using MV-22 carried out for the first time

Posted on August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 by alert5

Working together with the U.S. Marine Corps, the 163rd Attack Wing has proven that the MQ-9 can be refueled on the ground while connected to an MV-22.

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 163 Attack Wing, March Air Reserve Base stages for refueling on the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA July 21, 2022.The 163d accelerated change by pioneering the first ever refuel of the MQ-9 Reaper using a Forward Area refueling Point provided by the VMM – 764’s V-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)

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Taiwan deploys warships for air defense cover during Pelosi’s visit

Posted on August 2, 2022 by alert5

According to a report from Taiwan’s Up Media, the Navy has deployed its Kidd-class destroyers and Perry-class frigates to the island’s northeast corner as the country prepare for the arrival of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her delegation.

玄史生, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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