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B-2 Spirit returns to Edwards AFB for crucial upgrades

Posted on August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 by alert5

The B-2 Spirit bomber returned to Edwards Air Force Base on Jul. 17, marking 35 years since its inaugural flight there. The aircraft, known as the Spirit of Pennsylvania, arrived to undergo critical testing and technological enhancements.

Photo: Christian Turner
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Australia to manufacture JSM and NSM

Posted on August 23, 2024 by alert5

Australia announced an $850 million partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to manufacture and service missiles at Williamtown near Newcastle. The initiative aligns with the 2024 National Defence Strategy, focusing on enhancing long-range precision strike capabilities and domestic munitions production.

A Naval Strike Missile streaks out to sea before striking a naval target ship, Aug. 15, 2021, aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii. The missile flew more than 100 nautical miles before finding its mark. The live-fire sinking exercise demonstrated a Marine fires expeditionary advanced base’s ability to sense, target and strike a target at sea, providing sea control or contributing to sea denial in fleet operations. The Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 centers on Marines providing long-range precision strike capabilities as a stand-in force during littoral operations in a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dillon Buck, released)

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Sonic boom from Singapore F-15SG triggers widespread alarm in Perth

Posted on August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 by alert5

A sonic boom generated by Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15SG fighter jets during a training exercise off the coast of Western Australia caused widespread alarm across Perth’s southern suburbs on Aug. 21.

On 12 August 2024, the Republic of Singapore Air Force No. 142 and No. 149 Squadron arrived for the second rotation of the Extended Fighter Detachment at RAAF Base Pearce.
This rotation will run through August and September, and include up to four Singaporean F-15SG aircraft and approx. 120 personnel.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force Extended Fighter Detachment involves three rotations in total. Photo: RAAF

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Finnish Air Force to conduct major exercises in late August

Posted on August 21, 2024 by alert5

The Finnish Air Force is set to engage in two significant training exercises at the end of this month, showcasing the capabilities of its fighter jets and transport aircraft.

Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Naval Air Warfare Center introduces ‘Simulators at Sea’ training capability

Posted on August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 by alert5

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has successfully deployed a new training capability known as ‘Simulators at Sea’ aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). This innovative system allows aviators across the carrier’s air wing to train together in advanced simulators, even while deployed.