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First USAF woman fighter pilot flew last flight as 4th Fighter Wing CO

Posted on May 31, 2014 by alert5

Col. Jeannie Leavitt, the U.S. Air Force’s first woman fighter pilot and the first female to command a fighter wing, has flow her last flight as commander of the 4th Fighter Wing.

U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley

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JASSM fully operational with RAAF

Posted on May 30, 2014 by alert5

The AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-Off Missile (JASSM) is now fully operational with the Royal Australian Air Force.

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F-35B successfully engaged two targets with AIM-120s

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by alert5

An F-35B has successfully fired two AIM-120s at two different targets and destroyed them.
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Jindalee OTH radar fully operational

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by alert5

Australia has declared its Jindalee over-the-horizon-radar network full operational.
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Qatar could be close to selecting Rafale

Posted on May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 by alert5

La Tribune reported that Qatar’s new Emir, Sheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani, could announce the selection of Rafale as the country’s next fighter during his visit to France on Jun. 23.
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