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#StrikeEagleSaturday

Posted on April 10, 2021 by alert5

An F-15E Strike Eagle departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 17, 2021. The KC-135 delivers U.S. Air Forces Central a vital global reach aerial refueling capability to support joint and coalition aircraft throughout the U.S. CENTCOM AOR. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison)

KF-X is now officially the KF-21 Boramae

Posted on April 9, 2021 by alert5

USAF launching a satellite in 2024 to test space-based solar power beaming system

Posted on April 9, 2021April 10, 2021 by alert5

Preliminary test results from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) experiment to turn solar energy into microwaves for beaming back to Earth is out, Space.com reports.

Image by Melissa Grim, Partise
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Theodore Roosevelt CSG and Makin Island ARG conduct expeditionary strike force operations in South China Sea

Posted on April 9, 2021 by alert5

The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) joined forces in the South China Sea to conduct Expeditionary Strike Force operations Apr. 9.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 9, 2021) The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group transits in formation with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group in the South China Sea April 9, 2021. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) are conducting expeditionary strike force operations during their deployments to the 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Terence Deleon Guerrero)

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Taiwan’s PAC-3 unit can deployed in 25 minutes

Posted on April 9, 2021 by alert5

Taiwan recently held a combat readiness exercise and the Ministry of National Defense’s Military News Agency has produce a video of the exercise. In the video, an officer in charge of a PAC-3 battery describe how his unit can be deployed for combat in 25 minutes and the battery is operational in 70 minutes.

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