The U.S. Air Force has redesign the nose art of a B-52H in honor of the veterans that served in the Vietnam war.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Daigle
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Three CV-22 Ospreys to arrive in Japan in 2017
The Pentagon announced that it will send three CV-22s to Yokota Air Base, Japan in the second half of 2017.
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Seven more aircraft are scheduled to arrive by 2021.
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U.S. Marine recycled parts to power TACAN unit using solar energy
Gunnery Sgt. Michael Ott from Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Detachment Alpha gathered old parts to put together a solar-powered box to provide electrical juice for a TACAN unit.
Photo: USMC
It took him four-months from conception to implementation for his project. Along the way, he had to buy some resistors, an AC inversion system and a charge control system. Otherwise, the rest of the components were either from the trash or recycled old equipment.
According to Ott, the “Ott Box” has been running for more than 600 hours of uninterrupted service.
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NAVAIR completes development testing of IFF Mode 5
PMA-213 has completed development testing of the IFF Mode 5 equipment, also known as RT-1763C/APX-111(V) Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT).
Photo: U.S. Navy
The new transponder will be a component in the Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) network.
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Romania, Thailand to buy Sniper targeting pod
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) and Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) recently selected Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for their F-16 fleets,.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Pod deliveries began in early 2015 to meet operational need requirements, says Lockheed Martin.
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Indonesia’s new OSV arrives back home
A new 60m offshore support vessel (OSV) for the Indonesian Navy has reached its home territorial waters.
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Moroccan F-16 missing in Yemen
Moroccan Royal Armed Forces said one of its F-16 fighter is missing during a mission over Yemen on May 10.
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The pilot of a second jet in the formation did not observe the mishap pilot ejecting.
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VFA-97 will be the first F-35C fighter squadron
The U.S. Navy has decided to let VFA-97 be the first operational fighter squadron to transition to the F-35C.
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The conversion will take place in 2018 after VFA-101 stands up at NAS Lemoore in 2017.
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Brazil to start price negotiations for Pantsir-S1
Brazilian Minister of Defense Jaques Wagner told Sputnik that his country will soon make an official request to purchase the Pantsir-S1 air defense system.
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Chinooks, Ospreys too big for Nepal’s quake relief efforts
Nepal says it has stopped three British CH-47 Chinooks from entering the country for post-earthquake relief efforts.
Photo: SAC Andy Seaward/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
“We have told the British authorities that they cannot fly their Chinook helicopters here because our technical team says they are likely to damage the houses and other buildings in the Kathmandu valley,” spokesman Tara Pokharel told AFP.
The move came after a Osprey blew the roof off a small building with its downdraft in a quake-hit village during a delivery flight.
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