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GoPro video of F-15SG doing a high-G turn followed by a afterburner climb

Posted on July 19, 2015July 18, 2015 by alert5

A RSAF F-15SG carries out a high-G turn to the right over the city and then zooming up in a full afterburner climb.

Majulah Singapura – F-15SG High-G Combat Turn

WOAH! Did you just hear the ROAR of our F-15SGs?! As promised, here's the EXCLUSIVE VIDEO of our F-15SG performing the High-G Combat Turn over the Marina Bay area for #NDP2015!For those who have been catching it over the weeks, can you spot where you were? Tell us if you do! :DNDPeeps Singapore50 #SG50 #SAF50

Posted by The Republic of Singapore Air Force on Saturday, July 18, 2015

34th Fighter Squadron activates, commences Hill’s combat F-35 era

Posted on July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 by alert5

The 388th Fighter Wing activates 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah on Jul. 12. The 34th will be the first combat squadron to fly the F-35A.

U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd

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Ground testing of Storm Shadow on Eurofighter completed

Posted on July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 by alert5

Ground testing of MBDA’s Storm Shadow cruise missile on the Eurofighter have been completed and the weapon is now clear for flight trails.

Photo: Eurofighter Consortium
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RoKAF, U.S. Army Patriot crews practice linking their Patriot missile systems

Posted on July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 by alert5

For the second time, Patriot missile crews from the Republic of Korea Air Force and the U.S. Army carried a combined interoperability to link their systems together.

Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Heather A. Denby, 35th ADA Public Affairs
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British pilots carried out air strikes in Syria while flying with U.S. Navy

Posted on July 18, 2015 by alert5

It has been revealed that British fighter pilots embedded with the U.S. Navy had taken part in bombing raids over Syria, despite the fact that the House of Commons had voted against military action in Syria in 2013.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Amanda L. Ray [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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