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USMC F/A-18, F-35B hit maritime target more than 1,000 nautical miles away

Posted on February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by alert5

On Jan. 31, F/A-18 and F-35B fighters assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct a Marine Aircraft Wing for the opening of Exercise Winter Fury 22.

U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuel F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, at a forward arming refueling point (FARP) during Winter Fury at Grant County Municipal Airport, Moses Lake, Washington, Feb. 2, 2022. A FARP is a key component of expeditionary advanced base operations as it allows the Marine Corps to refuel and, rearm in a distributed environment. Winter Fury 22 trains the Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing for a highly contested environment, assess the training and equipment as a naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, and ability to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces in support of fleet operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)

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First LRIP MQ-4C B8 delivered to NAS Patuxent River

Posted on February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by alert5

The first low-rate initial production MQ-4C in the B8 configuration, with multi-intelligence capabilities, has been delivered to NAS Patuxent River on Feb. 1.

Photo: Northrop Grumman
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Jordan seeks to buy 16 F-16C/D fighters

Posted on February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by alert5

The Biden administration has cleared Jordan to buy 16 F-16C/D Block 70 fighters in a Foreign Military Sale worth up to $4.2 billion.

Graphic: Lockheed Martin

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Local stresses caused by ESM and satcom antenna lead to tail cracks on CH-148

Posted on February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 by alert5

The Canadian military has determined that cracks that appeared in the tail booms of its CH-148 fleet were due to local stresses caused by the equipment installed there.

Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada / CC BY-SA
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Capt. EMMA, F-CK-1 pilot

Posted on February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 by alert5

Capt. Kuo Wen Ching was a on-commissioned officer (NCO) in the Repulic of China Air Force (RoCAF) before deciding that she wanted to be a pilot and earned her commission.