Alert 5

New orders could keep F-16s flying into 2070s

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by alert5

With a backorder for 128 jets, the Lockheed Martin F-16 could be flying in 2070s, Air Force Magazine reports.

Shown is the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-16 foreign military sales production line in Greenville, S.C.
Lockheed Martin Corp. courtesy photo

Continue reading “New orders could keep F-16s flying into 2070s”

First B-2 woman crew chief to earn incentive flight

Posted on May 23, 2021May 19, 2021 by alert5

Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Lambert, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, is the first woman from her career field to earn an incentive flight on the B-2 stealth bomber.

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Lambert, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief assigned to the Spirit of New York, poses next to the B-2 Spirit before boarding it for an incentive flight at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 28, 2021. Lambert received the Thomas N. Barnes Crew Chief of the Year Award for her work as the dedicated crew chief of the Spirit of New York, along with this achievement, she earned the opportunity to fly in the stealth bomber. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)

Continue reading “First B-2 woman crew chief to earn incentive flight”

Watch HMS Queen Elizabeth and USS The Sullivans departing for CSG’s maiden deployment

Posted on May 23, 2021 by alert5

Queen Elizabeth visits namesake aircraft carrier before deployment to Indo-Pacific

Posted on May 23, 2021 by alert5

Continue reading “Queen Elizabeth visits namesake aircraft carrier before deployment to Indo-Pacific”

Su-30SM ejection accident in Crimea

Posted on May 23, 2021 by alert5

A Russian Su-30SM crew ejected from their fighter while it was still on the ground on May 22. A ground crew was injured by the blast of the rocket motor from the seat.

Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Continue reading “Su-30SM ejection accident in Crimea”