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Eglin AFB lost another stealth fighter, this time a F-35A

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by alert5

A F-35A assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron has crashed. The incident happened while the jet was landing at Eglin Air Force Base.

A U.S. Air Force pilot navigates an F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing into position to refuel with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 336th Air Refueling 130516-F-XL333-496
MSgt John Nimmo Sr. / Public domain
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First real time Distributed Test Operations of T-7A took place last month

Posted on May 20, 2020 by alert5

Flight Test Engineers at Edwards Air Force Base was able to monitor flight testing of the Boeing T-7A real time for the first time using the Distributed Test Operations (DTO) on Apr. 30.


Photo: U.S. Air Force

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Charles de Gaulle’s replacement to undergo sea trials in 2036

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by alert5

France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly has disclosed that the replacement for aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will start sea trials in 2036 and enter service in 2038.

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) underway in the Red Sea on 15 April 2019 (190415-N-IL409-0017)
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua L. Leonard / Public domain

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IAF chief says global tender for 114 fighters to proceed

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by alert5

Head of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) R.K.S. Bhadauria, says the global tender to buy 114 fighters is still proceeding and the new aircraft is in a different class compared to the indigenous Tejas.

IAF Tejas full size (32941198511)
Venkat Mangudi / CC BY-SA

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NATO JTACs train with RAF Eurofighters and Spanish F/A-18

Posted on May 20, 2020 by alert5

Lithuanian, German and Norwegian Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) carried out training with Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighters and Spanish F/A-18s at Kazlų Rūda training ground on May 11.


Photo: Lithuanian Ministry of Defense

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