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RAAF E-7A joins inaugural exercise Pacific Edge

Posted on May 1, 2021 by alert5

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A early warning aircraft flew to Hawaii for the inaugural exercise Pacific Edge last month.

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail, operated by No. 2 Squadron based at RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia, flies with a Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor April 21, 2021, near Oahu, Hawaii. The command-and-control aircraft, traveled to Hawaii to participate in exercise Pacific Edge 21 and provide airborne early warning support to airborne participants. The exercise was held to enhance air-combat proficiencies through the integration of allied units and further the interoperability between the two countries’ aircraft. In a unique association, the F-22s and the air defense mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam are assigned to the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter Squadron serve together under the Air National Guard-led active-associate construct to accomplish their assigned mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier)

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Raytheon has delivered the first APG-79(V)4 prototype to USMC

Posted on May 1, 2021 by alert5

The APG-79(V)4 AESA radar prototype has been delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps for testing on the F/A-18C/D.

Photo: Raytheon
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A-10 pilots will get HD videos from their targeting pod using a tablet

Posted on May 1, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center has recently tested a way to wirelessly stream a high-definition picture of multiple LITENING sensors to a tablet inside the cockpit of a A-10.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers
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Former USMC V-22 test pilot says Army should select Defiant-X

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 by alert5

A former U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) V-22 test pilot has urged the U.S. Army select the Defiant-X as its next helicopter instead of the V-280.

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USN plans to fit NSM on 31 LCS vessels

Posted on April 30, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. House Appropriations defense subcommittee was told that the Navy intends to fit the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) on 31 Littoral Combat Ships.

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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