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JASDF scrambles in FY 2021 was second-highest number on record

Posted on April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 by alert5

Japan scrambled its second-highest number of fighters on record in FY 2021, the Defense Ministry disclosed on Apr. 15.

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Eielson AFB takes delivery of 54th and final F-35A

Posted on April 17, 2022 by alert5

The 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base has taken delivery of its 54th and final F-35A this month.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting II assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing fly over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 14, 2022. The F-35As partnered with the F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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Romania to cease operating its MiG-21, will speed up the purchase of Norwegian F-16s

Posted on April 16, 2022 by alert5

The Romanian Ministry of Defence has decided to suspend all flight operations of its MiG-21 fighters after a series of fatal accidents.

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AeroVironment delivering RQ-20s to Ukraine by end of May

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by alert5

The Pentagon has awarded AeroVironment a $19 million contract on Apr. 12 to deliver RQ-20 Puma AE systems to Ukraine.

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Nigeria cleared to buy the AH-1Z but armed with rockets instead of Hellfire missiles

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by alert5

The Biden administration has cleared the potential sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Nigeria. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on the Foreign Military Sale on Apr. 14.

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 takes off in Charleston, West Virginia, July 26, 2019. HMLA-167 is subordinate command of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. William L.Holdaway)

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