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Taxiway Zulu at Bagram Air Field is now runway 03L/21R

Posted on April 10, 2015 by alert5

Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan now has a new runway after Taxiway Zulu was converted to runway 03L/21R.

Second runway increases Bagram capability
U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Law
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Dutch F-16s supported Iraqi troops in Tikrit

Posted on April 10, 2015 by alert5

Dutch F-16s based in Jordan has supported Iraqi troops to drive out ISIL from Tikrit several times.

RNLAF (2797833309)
By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (RNLAFUploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

[thumb]http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/04/09/dutch-f-16-airstrikes-supported-tikrit-offensive-defense-chief/[/thumb]

Posted in Air Force

France clearing terrain-following autopilot mode for single-seat Rafale

Posted on April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 by alert5

The French Air Force and Navy flight test centers are jointly flight testing the terrain-following autopilot mode for single-seat Rafale fighters.

Rafale M of Flottile 12F in flight 2014
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karl Anderson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia to triple production rate of air and missile defense systems

Posted on April 10, 2015 by alert5

An anonymous source told TASS that the Russian Ministry of Defense has ordered the production of air and missile defense systems to be tripled.

S-400 Triumf SAM
By Original uploader and photographer was UMNICK at ru.wikipedia (Own work. Transferred from ru.wikipedia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

[thumb]http://tass.ru/en/russia/788218[/thumb]

Posted in Air Defense

Indonesia, U.S. Navies carried out joint maritime air patrol over South China Seas

Posted on April 10, 2015 by alert5

A U.S. Navy P-3C joined a CN-235 MPA, a Casa NC-212 MPA and a BO-105 from Indonesia for a joint maritime air patrol around Natuna on Apr. 9.

TNI-AU Airtech CN-235 MPA Persuader Pichugin
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

[thumb]http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/98440/indonesia-us-navies-conduct-maritime-air-patrol-in-natuna[/thumb]

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