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Messaggio da richelieu » 17 novembre 2016, 0:03

LM ottiene un contratto ...
​The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $536 million contract modification for sustainment services on the F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighter jet, the company announced Wednesday.
Fonte ..... "Lockheed Gets $536 Million for F-22 Sustainment" .....
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C' era qualcosa che non andava ..... ma, a quanto pare, hanno felicemente trovato una soluzione .....
U.S. Air Force mechanics resolved an unspecified “in-flight weapons system maintenance issue” on the F-22 Raptor that affected its radar cross section, the service announced.
The “innovative solution” cost much less than replacing the system and reduced maintenance down time, allowing student pilots to resume flying the fifth-generation fighter.
In an article the Air Force news service (*) published on November 15, the service described the weapons-system issue as a “re-occurring problem with one of the jets” that had persisted for a few months.
Left unfixed, the problem would have made the jet more vulnerable to detection by enemy aircraft and radars.
Fonte ..... "Maintainers Fix F-22 Weapons System Issue, Air Force Says" .....

(*) ..... "Tyndall AFB team develops solution to F-22 weapon's system issue" .....
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Messaggio da richelieu » 25 novembre 2016, 19:03

P&W ottiene un contratto .....
United Technologies Corp. - Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $93,181,130 modification (P00176) to previously awarded contract FA8611-08-C-2896 for F119 engine sustainment.
Contractor will provide engine sustainment labor, data and combined test force operations and support.
Work will be performed at East Hartford, Connecticut; Edwards Air Force Base, California; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; Hickam AFB, Hawaii; Hill AFB, Utah; Langley AFB, Virginia; Nellis AFB, Nevada; Sheppard AFB, Texas; Tinker AFB, Oklahoma; and Tyndall AFB, Florida, and is expected to be complete by Dec. 31, 2017.
Fiscal 2017 Air Force and Air National Guard operations and maintenance; and research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $78,900,000 are being obligated at the time of award.
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
Fonte ..... la pagina Contracts del DoD del 22 Novembre .....
http://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/C ... le/1011584
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Messaggio da richelieu » 4 febbraio 2017, 10:50

LM sta provvedendo alla 'manutenzione' della 'pelle' su un limitato (per ora) numero di esemplari .....

Immagine

..... "First F-22 Raptor Delivered from Lockheed Martin Speedline" .....
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Messaggio da Valerio Ricciardi » 5 febbraio 2017, 19:51

richelieu ha scritto: Left unfixed, the problem would have made the jet more vulnerable to detection by enemy aircraft and radars.
Tutto 'sto giro per dirci come su un esemplare non si richiudessero bene i portelli del vano interno missili?
Mammamia che democristiani...
"The curve is flattening: we can start lifting restrictions now" = "The parachute has slowed our rate of descent: we can take it off now!"
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Messaggio da richelieu » 14 febbraio 2017, 13:48

Nonostante la litigata telefonica fra il presidente Trump e il Primo Ministro australiano ..... gli F-22 dell' USAF vanno ad addestrarsi con la RAAF .....

Fonte: AFA ..... "PACAF Raptors Training in Australia" .....

Anche qui ..... "USAF F-22s arrive in Australia for joint training exercises with the RAAF" .....
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Messaggio da richelieu » 25 maggio 2017, 0:06

Le operazioni degli F-22 in Siria .....

"Qualche volta riescono a vederci ..... ma siamo noi che glielo permettiamo" ..... :scrambleup:
We’re not invisible. We are often times unobserved,” said the commander of the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, who goes by the call sign “Shell.” (The Air Force does not release the full name of pilots flying down range for security reasons.) “… If they know we’re there, most of the time it’s because we allowed them to know we’re there.”
Fonte: AFA ..... "The F-22’s Undetected, Indispensable Role Over Syria" .....
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Messaggio da richelieu » 2 giugno 2017, 20:45

Block 3.2B upgrade developmental test and evaluation .....

combataircraft.net ..... "F-22 weapons capability ramps up" .....

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Messaggio da richelieu » 1 novembre 2017, 0:00

Un paio di notizie recenti .....

..... edwards.af.mil ..... "F-22 CTF celebrates 20th birthday of Raptor first flight" .....

..... flightglobal.com ..... "USAF estimates F-22 updates could cost $1.7 billion" .....

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Messaggio da richelieu » 8 dicembre 2017, 19:03

Il ritorno del guerriero .....
A Lockheed Martin F-22 grounded since a trainee pilot’s error led to a crash landing in May 2012 could be ready to return to service next March after a nearly six-year-long repair job, according to a new US Air force document.
The process to return the aircraft, serial number 4037, to service condition offers a glimpse into the effort the USAF will undertake to keep as many of the limited number of F-22s flying rather than writing them off after extensive damages.
Fonte: flightglobal.com ..... "Damaged F-22 makes comeback after six-year repair job" .....

Nel 2012 : flightglobal.com ..... "F-22 Raptor damaged during training flight" .....
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Messaggio da richelieu » 25 dicembre 2017, 9:33

Dalla pagina del DoD riservata all' annuncio dell' assegnazione dei contratti .....
Contracts (Press Operations)

Release No: CR-246-17 - Dec. 21, 2017

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a total estimated value of $7,000,000,000 for F-22 sustainment.
This contract provides for comprehensive F-22 air vehicle sustainment.
Work will be performed at five operational bases Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida; Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia; and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; and at six support locations Edwards Air Force Base, California; Palmdale, California; Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; and Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, as well as at other potential stateside and overseas locations, combat deployment and enroute support bases, potential locations through depot partnering agreements, and system program office locations.
The contract has a five-year base ordering period with work expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2027.
This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition.
Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,906,535 are being obligated at the time of award.
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8205-18-D-0001).
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An F-22 Raptor fighter jet was damaged this weekend when it evidently experienced a malfunction during takeoff.
The fighter skidded to a stop on the runway, damaging the underside of the aircraft.
The pilot was not injured and the incident is under investigation.
The F-22 Raptor was in the midst of taking off from Fallon Naval Air Station in Nevada when the left engine apparently stalled.
The Military Comparison contacted Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, where the F-22 was based, the Air Force confirmed the accident took place.
The Air Force also stated it appears that the damage can be repaired.

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Attacco alla Siria ..... c'erano anche gli F-22 .....
“US Air Force F-22 Raptors played an integral role in protecting ground forces during and after the multinational strikes against Syrian chemical weapons production facilities on the morning of April 14,” AFCENT spokesman Capt. Mark Graff said.
“Thanks to its unique fifth generation capabilities, the F-22 was the only airframe suited to operate inside the Syrian integrated air defense systems, offering an option with which to neutralize [Integrated Air Defense System] threats to our forces and installations in the region, and provide protective air support for US, coalition and partners on the ground in Syria.”
Graff declined to expand his comment to explain why the F-22s did not respond when Syria launched 40 surface-to-air missiles in the wake of the US-Anglo-French strike.
Fonte: airforcemag.com ..... "Syria Strike Story Shifting; AFCENT Says F-22s Flew Strike Cap, Basic JASSMs Used" .....
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Messaggio da richelieu » 28 aprile 2018, 0:49

L' ex CSM dell' USAF generale Norton Schwartz .....

Immagine

..... racconta, nelle sue memorie, di come si giunse a determinare il numero di F-22 da acquistare .....

... airforcemag.com ... "Schwartz, in Memoir, Says F-22 was Traded for B-21 Bomber" ...

Chissà se parla anche di come riuscì a scippare il C-27J all' US Army e, successivamente, a farlo fuori definitivamente .....

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richelieu ha scritto:Il ritorno del guerriero .....
A Lockheed Martin F-22 grounded since a trainee pilot’s error led to a crash landing in May 2012 could be ready to return to service next March after a nearly six-year-long repair job, according to a new US Air force document.
The process to return the aircraft, serial number 4037, to service condition offers a glimpse into the effort the USAF will undertake to keep as many of the limited number of F-22s flying rather than writing them off after extensive damages.

Fonte: flightglobal.com ..... "Damaged F-22 makes comeback after six-year repair job" .....

Nel 2012 : flightglobal.com ..... "F-22 Raptor damaged during training flight" .....
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Il velivolo è stato dunque riparato ..... ma l' USAF, al momento, non fornisce ancora alcuna data sul suo rientro in reparto .....
An Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor damaged six years ago when it skidded across a runway on its belly could return to service soon as repairs to the aircraft were completed in March.
The US Air Force said that the aircraft is in depot at Hill AFB, Utah awaiting scheduled upgrades, according to a presentation given at the Aircraft Airworthiness and Sustainment Conference on 26 April 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida.
It is not clear when the aircraft would return to a squadron.
The USAF did not immediately respond to questions about the stealth fighter rejoining its fleet.
Fonte: flightglobal.com ..... "Repairs complete on F-22 damaged by runway skid six years ago" .....
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Il GAO critica il modo in cui gli F-22 vengono impiegati ed auspica una riorganizzazione dei reparti ...

... airforcemag.com ... "USAF Looking at F-22 Alert Mission, Organization Changes Following Critical GAO Report" ...

Anche qui ... airforcetimes.com ..... "Homeland defense missions, organizational issues kneecap F-22’s potential, GAO says" .....

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Due F-22 sono arrivati in Grecia per esercitazioni (dal 'Daily Report' dell'AFA) .....
F-22s Forward Deploy to Greece .....

Two F-22s landed in Greece on Aug. 10 for local training at Larissa Air Base as part of the Raptor’s deployment to Europe.
The F-22s, from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall AFB, Fla., first arrived in Europe on Aug. 8 and are based at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, for the deployment.
The two F-22s are accompanied by a KC-135 from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, which landed at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, according to US Air Forces in Europe.
The deployment to Greece demonstrates the Air Force’s “commitment to field and operate fifth-generation aircraft in the US European Command area of responsibility,” USAFE said in a release (*).

- Brian Everstine
(*) ..... "F-22s forward deploy to Larissa AB, Greece" .....
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A proposito della presenza in Europa di uno squadrone di F-22 ..... dal 'Daily Report' dell'AFA .....
F-22s Train Alongside Norwegian F-35s During Europe Deployment .....

US F-22s on Wednesday flew alongside Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s for the first time in airspace over Norway, part of a Raptor deployment intended to increase the fifth generation presence in Europe.

..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Rel ... ab-norway/ .....

US Air Forces in Europe posted photographs of two 95th Fighter Squadron F-22s flying alongside two Norway F-35s behind an RAF Mildenhall KC-135 tanker during training operations in Norwegian air space.

..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-D ... air-force/ .....

The 95th Fighter Squadron F-22s deployed to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, earlier this month and are forward deploying throughout Europe to demonstrate the Air Force’s “commitment to field and operate a fifth-generation aircraft” in Europe, according to USAFE.

..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Rel ... eployment/ .....

The command announced Wednesday that five F-22s from the contingent forward deployed to Powidz AB, Poland, for theater familiarization and training.
During the visit, the Raptors conducted a flyover in in Warsaw in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Polish independence, USAFE said in a release.


..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Rel ... ab-poland/ .....

Last week, two F-22s from the squadron deployed to Greece for training.

..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Rel ... ab-greece/ .....

- Brian Everstine
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FAS ha scritto: https://www.eldigitaldealbacete.com/201 ... imera-vez/

Per chi fosse in zona
..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Rel ... -ab-spain/ .....

A quanto pare stanno girando per tutta l' Europa .....
Chissà se faranno una capatina anche ad Amendola per far visita ai nostri F-35 .....
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L' addestramento in Spagna degli F-22 .....

Immagine

..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-D ... ver-spain/ .....
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F-22 in Europa ..... tappa in Romania .....

..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Rel ... b-romania/ .....

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Dopo che il governo USA ha vietato per decenni l' esportazione del 'Raptor' ..... ora, dopo l'apparizione del progetto europeo 'Tempest' cui il Giappone sembra essere interessato, LM si affretta a correre ai ripari offrendo al paese asiatico una versione migliorata del velivolo che potrebbe incorporare parte delle tecnologie sviluppate per il 'Lightning II' .....

..... asia.nikkei.com ..... "Lockheed offers Japan majority of work in plan for new fighter jet" .....

Al tempo stesso ..... l' azienda statunitense presenta all' USAF una proposta analoga .....

..... defenseone.com ..... "Lockheed Pitching F-22/F-35 Hybrid to U.S. Air Force" .....
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Messaggio da Maxx » 31 agosto 2018, 14:37

Lunedì ero in spiaggia a Milano Marittima e a un certo momento vedo comparire la sagoma di un caccia. Non è un Typhoon, non è un AM-X, non è un 346, non è un F-16. Mi supera e da dietro vedo i due timoni divergenti! Dopo qualche minuto passa di nuovo, molto più basso, e vedo chiaramente che è un F-35, che poi ripassa largo sul mare e si allontana. Leggendo però quello che scrivete sopra, mi viene il dubbio che fosse un altro caccia, sempre con i timoni divergenti ma con 13 numeri di meno!!! Non sono riuscito a cogliere dettagli come il numero di motori. Secondo voi è possibile?

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Maxx ha scritto:Lunedì ero in spiaggia a Milano Marittima e a un certo momento vedo comparire la sagoma di un caccia.
Non è un Typhoon, non è un AM-X, non è un 346, non è un F-16.
Mi supera e da dietro vedo i due timoni divergenti! Dopo qualche minuto passa di nuovo, molto più basso, e vedo chiaramente che è un F-35, che poi ripassa largo sul mare e si allontana.
Leggendo però quello che scrivete sopra, mi viene il dubbio che fosse un altro caccia, sempre con i timoni divergenti ma con 13 numeri di meno!!!
Non sono riuscito a cogliere dettagli come il numero di motori.
Secondo voi è possibile?
Chissà .....
La tua ipotesi è comunque legittima ..... ma, al momento, non risulta che quegli F-22 in missione in Europa abbiano ancora raggiunto i nostri lidi .....
In questo comunicato (datato 8 Agosto) ..... https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Rel ... eployment/ ..... si può però leggere quanto segue .....
The F-22s arrived Aug. 8 and will remain in Europe for several weeks.
This training deployment to Europe is funded in part by the European Deterrence Initiative
Se quelle 'several weeks' non sono ancora del tutto trascorse ..... potrebbe anche accadere .....
Si tratterà di aspettare .....
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Re: Ultimo F-22 completato

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Resurrezione .....

Immagine
In Greek mythology, a phoenix is an extraordinary bird that is born again, rising from the ashes of its predecessor.
A video aptly titled, “The Phoenix Rises,” played at a ceremony held Aug. 27 in Hangar 1635 to celebrate the rebirth of one of the original F-22 Raptors ever built.
Base leadership joined the 411th Flight Test Squadron and F-22 Combined Test Force, along with Lockheed Martin and Boeing representatives, to welcome back to life Raptor #91-4006, which has been on the ground for almost six years.
Fonte: edwards.af.mil ..... "Oldest flying F-22 Raptor takes to sky again" .....
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Messaggio da richelieu » 10 settembre 2018, 23:36

F-22 in Europa ..... il tour è terminato e i caccia sono tornati a casa .....

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F-22 di nuovo a caccia di curiosi .....

..... airforcemag.com ..... http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pag ... -Says.aspx .....

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Tyndall AFB ..... sono 17 (su 55) gli F-22 danneggiati dal passaggio dell'uragano .....
The Trump administration has vowed to rebuild Tyndall Air Base, the hurricane-ravaged home of the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor training fleet, though it seems the Air Force faces a long road ahead, and the journey could be fraught with budgetary and political battles.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited the post Oct. 25 to announce the White House’s intent to restore the post, where — according to at least one lawmaker — 17 of the post’s 55 F-22s used to train pilots for high-end air superiority missions were damaged when the post was struck by Hurricane Michael earlier this month.
“President [Donald] Trump and I are committed to providing the resources necessary to rebuild Tyndall Air Force Base so that it can continue to be a vital and critical part of our national defense,” Pence said.
Fonte: defensenews.com ..... "Politicos are pushing to rebuild Tyndall, but should the Air Force bother?" .....
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richelieu ha scritto:
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An F-22 Raptor fighter jet was damaged this weekend when it evidently experienced a malfunction during takeoff.
The fighter skidded to a stop on the runway, damaging the underside of the aircraft.
The pilot was not injured and the incident is under investigation.
The F-22 Raptor was in the midst of taking off from Fallon Naval Air Station in Nevada when the left engine apparently stalled.
The Military Comparison contacted Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, where the F-22 was based, the Air Force confirmed the accident took place.
The Air Force also stated it appears that the damage can be repaired.

Le cause dell' incidente sono state identificate .....
​An F-22 pilot took off with incorrect data and prematurely retracted the aircraft’s landing gear during a training flight in April at NAS Fallon, Nev., causing the aircraft to land on its belly and skid to a stop, the Air Force announced (*).
On April 13, an F-22 pilot from the 90th Fighter Squadron at JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, took off from Fallon for a TOPGUN graduation exercise.
The pilot rotated the aircraft — bringing the nose up — at 120 knots and as the aircraft indicated its wheels were leaving the ground, the pilot retracted the landing gear.
Immediately after landing gear retracted, the aircraft “settled” back on the runway with the doors fully closed.
Fonte: airforcemag.com ..... "Investigation: Pilot Took Off With Incorrect Data, Causing F-22 to Slide on Its Belly" .....

(*) ..... https://media.defense.gov/2018/Nov/15/2 ... REPORT.PDF .....
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Le conseguenze del 'dopo Tyndall' (*) ...
The Air Force’s F-22 fleet may not reach its 80 percent mission-capability goal by the end of September due to “all of the permanent change-of-station moves” required after Tyndall AFB, Fla., was devastated last fall, Secretary Heather Wilson told lawmakers this week.
The service “probably” will meet the objective for its F-16s, she continued, but because the F-22s face so much upheaval in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, that fleet “may not make it.”
Raptors have relocated to Eglin AFB, Fla., JB Langley-Eustis, Va., JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
L' articolo ... airforcemag.com ..... "F-22 Fleet May Not Meet Mattis’s Readiness Goal" ...

(*) ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndall_A ... ne_Michael ...
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OT ...

Tempi duri per le basi dell'Air Force ... dopo Tyndall ora tocca a Offutt ... :(
The home to America's prized RC-135 "Rivet Joint" strategic reconnaissance and E-4B "Nightwatch" Advanced Airborne Command Post aircraft, as well as others, and the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), is flooding with water from a swollen Missouri River.
Offutt Air Force Base sits near Omaha, Nebraska and is considered one of the most critical installations in the U.S. Air Force's portfolio.
Not only does it house extremely high-value, but low density reconnaissance and command and control aircraft—massively expensive platforms that are essential to national security - but it is also the beating heart of STRATCOM that oversees America's strategic nuclear forces.
In fact, a brand new command bunker, buried underground at the base, was just opened in January - which sounds far less than ideal considering water is now nearly covering the end of the base's runway.

L'articolo ... thedrive.com/the-war-zone ... "Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF's Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding" ...
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Re: Ultimo F-22 completato

Messaggio da richelieu » 29 giugno 2019, 10:01

In Qatar ...
A contingent of F-22 Raptors have deployed to Al Udeid AB, Qatar, for the first time, as tensions mount between the United States and Iran.
“These aircraft are deployed to Qatar for the first time in order to defend American forces and interests in the US Central Command area of responsibility,” states a release (*), showing at least five Raptors landing at Al Udeid on June 27.

... airforcemag.com ... "USAF F-22s Deploy to Qatar Amidst Heightened Tensions With Iran" ...

(*) ... afcent.af.mil ... "F-22 deploy to Qatar for the first time" ...
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Re: Ultimo F-22 completato

Messaggio da richelieu » 16 luglio 2019, 10:27

In Australia ...

... pacaf.af.mil ..... "F-22s arrive at Talisman Sabre 19" ...

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