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81st Fighter Squadron will train Nigerians to fly A-29

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by alert5

Moody Air Force Base announced on Apr. 16 that the 81st Fighter Squadron will train members of the Nigerian Air Force to fly and maintain the A-29.

An A-29 Super Tucano taxis in, April 26, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 81st Fighter Squadron received the aircraft to help continue the Afghan light air support training mission, which ultimately provides Afghan pilots with the capabilities of finding, tracking, and attacking targets either on their own or in support of ground forces. The aircraft will be used by the Afghan Air Force for close-air attack, air interdiction, escort and armed reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt)

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VFA-143 2019-2020 World Tour video

Posted on April 17, 2020 by alert5

JASDF confirms arrival of 2 more E-2Ds in Japan

Posted on April 17, 2020 by alert5

The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) confirmed to Jane’s on Apr. 16 that two E-2D early warning aircraft #473 and #474 have arrived in the country.

Photo: Northrop Grumman

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VMU-1 has flown its first operational MQ-9 mission over Middle East

Posted on April 17, 2020 by alert5

On Mar. 20, a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) crew from VMU-1 took control of a General Atomics Company Owned/Company Operated (COCO) MQ-9A over the Middle East for an operational mission for the first time.

Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 1 / Public domain
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Designer of Bell X-16 has passed away from COVID-19

Posted on April 17, 2020 by alert5

Retired aerospace engineer Richard A. Passman has passed away on Apr. 1 due to complications of the COVID-19.

NASA / Public domain
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