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Two F-5AT privately-owned aggressors now at 173rd Fighter Wing

Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 by alert5

Tactical Air’s two F-5 Advanced Tigers (F-5AT) are now based at 173rd Fighter Wing in Kingsley Field to provide “red air” support training to F-15C student pilots.

Photo: Tactical Air Support

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Russian Su-30SM crashes, said to have been shot down by Su-35 during dogfight training

Posted on September 23, 2020 by alert5

Russia’s Western Military District reports that a Su-30SM had crashed in the Tver region on Sept. 22 during a training flight.

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Taiwan deploys MIM-23 air defense missile system in Tainan

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 by alert5

Photos posted on social media shows MIM-23 HAWK air defense missiles being deployed in an open field in Taiwan.

Photos: Social Media
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Taiwan deploys Wan Chien cruise missile at Penghu

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 by alert5

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited the airbase on Penghu island today and the IDF detachment there displayed the Wan Chien cruise missile for all to see.

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