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Japan to join Artemis program

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by alert5

Japan has decided that it will join the American-lead Artemis program to return humans to the moon.

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Final active duty deployment of USN P-3C ends

Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 by alert5

191010-N-HC646-0070 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Oct. 10, 2019) Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services Battalion Three sprays arches of water as a P-3C Orion taxis the flight line onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island during a homecoming ceremony for the “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, Oct. 9, 2019. The “Fighting Marlins” homecoming return marks the final active duty deployment of the P-3C Orion with the transition to the P-8A Poseidon as it’s replacement closing out more than 60 years of the P-3C Orion’s operational history within the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/Released)

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Delivery of flight computers for F-2 delayed by up to 9 years

Posted on October 20, 2019 by alert5

Japan’s Board of Audit has found that the U.S. has been behind schedule in delivering military equipment ordered by the Japan Self-Defense Force.

航空自衛隊 [GJSTUv1], via Wikimedia Commons
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Official welcome ceremony for 158 FW’s F-35A

Posted on October 20, 2019 by alert5

Air Force Col. David Smith, commander of the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, Air Force Lt. Gen. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Greg Ulmer, vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Patrick Leahy, senator for Vermont, Phil Scott, governor of Vermont and Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of Vermont, attend a welcome ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II to the wing, South Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vt., Oct. 19, 2019. The 158th FW is the first Air National Guard unit to receive the Air Force’s most recent fifth generation aircraft, having received two in September out of a total of 20 that will arrive over the following several months. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)

South Korea cleared to buy 120 AIM-120C-7/C-8 missiles

Posted on October 19, 2019 by alert5

A Foreign Military Sale to South Korea for 120 AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) has been approved by the Trump administration.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Baldwin-King, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member assigned to crew 55-07 “Shooters”, adjusts an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile during a weapons load crew of the quarter competition at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 22, 2014. The LCOQ competition provides Airmen a platform to hone their skills and building camaraderie in the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston/Released)

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