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Watch the maiden flight of the 2nd Tu-22M3M

Posted on March 22, 2020 by alert5

Flight test of C-HGB

Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 by alert5

The Pentagon has carried out the launch of a common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii on Mar. 19.

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Gray Wolf – USAF’s low-cost swarming cruise missile

Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has completed a flight test campaign to assess the TDI-J85 low-cost turbojet engine that will power its Gray Wolf cruise missile.

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First confirmed case of COVID 2019 at Red Flag 20-2

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by alert5

Nellis Air Force Base has a confirmed case of COVID 2019. A NATO service member has tested positive and is under isolation.

Spanish air force crew members assigned to the 142nd Squadron at Albacete Air Base, perform pre-flight checks on a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 10, 2020. Eurofighter Typhoon is the world’s most advanced swing-role combat aircraft, providing simultaneously deployable air-to-air and air-to-surface capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

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India to start taking delivery of 4 more P-8Is from May

Posted on March 20, 2020March 19, 2020 by alert5

The Hindu is reporting that four P-8I that India is buying will be delivered starting from May.

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