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#FighterFriday Restoring the XP-82

Posted on January 17, 2020 by alert5

Leigh Giangreco has an excellent article on Tom Reilly’s quest to restore the first North American XP-82 to flying condition.

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F-22 involved in landing incident at Langley

Posted on January 17, 2020 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force F-22 suffered an unspecific issue with its landing gear during routine training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis on Jan. 16.

U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain]

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Israeli Air Force reactivates 116 Squadron as second F-35 unit

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 by alert5

The Israeli Air Force has reactivated 116 Squadron as the second unit to fly the F-35 on Jan. 16.

Photo: Israeli Air Force
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HUD view from Naval LCA during take-off from INS Vikramaditya

Posted on January 17, 2020 by alert5

Pentagon replacing ALIS with ODIN

Posted on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 by alert5

The Pentagon will go ahead with replacing the buggy Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) for the F-35 with the new Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) from Lockheed Martin.

Senior Airman Nikolas Kinder, 61st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, performs preflight inspections on an F-35A Lightning II jet on the flightline at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Aug. 22, 2014. Preflight inspections are conducted late in the evening to early in the morning to ensure the jet is ready for flight during the day. There are three shifts to include; day-shift, swing-shift, and mid-shift, who perform specific responsibilities which lead to overall mission success.

Photo by Staff Sgt. LAUSANNE KINDER
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