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Posted on May 5, 2020 by alert5

A French Air Force A400M that arrived in French Polynesia last month has started flights in the region as part of Operation Resilience – France’s efforts to fight the COVID19 pandemic.

Photo: French High Commission in French Polynesia
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Boeing rolls out the first of three Loyal Wingman aircraft

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by alert5

Boeing Australia has rolled out the first of three Loyal Wingman prototype unmanned aircraft. The aircraft will make its maiden flight this year.

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USN requests Sidekick internal weapons rack for F-35C to carry 6 AIM-120s

Posted on May 4, 2020 by alert5

The Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2021 Unfunded Priorities List has put in a request to equip low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 15 F-35C fighters with the Sidekick internal weapons rack.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2019) U.S. Navy Lt. Daniel “Crib” Armenteros, piloting an F-35C Lightning II assigned to Naval Air Station China Lake’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9), conducts the first live-fire test of an AIM-120 missile released from an operational Joint Strike Fighter. The advanced medium-range air-to-air Missile was released from the aircraft’s internal weapons storage bay over a controlled sea test range in the Pacific Ocean as part of efforts by the 412th Test Wing and Joint Operational Test Team at Edwards Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula/RELEASED)

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Snowbirds kick off Operation Inspiration tour in Nova Scotia

Posted on May 4, 2020 by alert5

The Snowbirds aerobatics squadron flew over parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on May 3 to begin their “Operation Inspiration” national tour.