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RAND’s report on how European Air Forces can contribute to NATO’s future airpower

Posted on November 3, 2020 by alert5

RNAD has a new report on the current state of European Air Forces and how their contributions in future can affect NATO’s airpower.

ERIC SALARD from Paris, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Blue Angels’ flight path of final flight in legacy Hornet

Posted on November 3, 2020 by alert5

NAS PENSACOLA, Fla. – The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will conduct one final formation flight of six F/A-18 A/B/C/D “Legacy” Hornets, Nov. 04 from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. The final flight of the Legacy Hornets signifies the official transition of the Blue Angels to the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet platform.

Three Rafales to be delivered to India by flying non-stop from France this week

Posted on November 2, 2020 by alert5

Another three Dassault Rafale fighters will be delivered to India this week, the jets are reported to be arriving on home soil on Nov. 4.

By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (Rafale B) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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Taiwan to retire Hawk missile system by end of the year; deploys Bee Eye radar to South China Sea

Posted on November 2, 2020November 1, 2020 by alert5

Taiwan is said to be preparing to retire the MIM-23 HAWK medium-range surface-to-air missile system by end of the year.

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B-Roll of VMFA-312 arrival at MCAS Iwakuni on Oct. 1

Posted on November 1, 2020 by alert5