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'VIPERS' ON PATROL The Belgian Air Component completed the latest Baltic Air Policing detachment in April, the latter portion of which was conducted under new regulations bought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Read it here: key.aero/article/vipers-patr… #AvGeek #Military #Belgium
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LIGHTNING AND CORONAVIRUS: COUNTING THE COST The #F35 Lightning II program is gathering pace on a global scale, but will the 2020 #COVID19 pandemic force lower operating costs for nations in financial peril? Read it here: key.aero/article/lightning-a… #AvGeek #Military #AirForce
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BACKING BRONCOS! Blue Air Training is one of the contractor air support companies in the US helping the #military with its readiness requirements. We meet the company during operations at Yuma, as it rolled out its new Broncos. Read it here: key.aero/article/backing-bro… #AvGeek
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Key_Aero@key_aero2 Jun 2020
POLAND'S NEW LOOK! @AIR_Intl provides an overview of Poland’s ongoing drive to modernise its #military aviation assets and looks ahead to the nation’s future endeavours. Read it here: key.aero/article/polands-new… #AvGeek #Poland #AirForce #Army #Navy #Aviation #Polish
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SWEDISH ROAD TRIP! In April the #Swedish Air Force participated in a road operations exercise to demonstrate how it can maintain readiness even in times of great stress. Read it here: key.aero/article/swedish-roa… #AvGeek #Military #Sweden #Gripen #AirForce
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RED TAILS OVER ALABAMA While Vermont became the first @AirNatlGuard wing to receive the F-35, @DannellyField in Alabama is gearing up to be the second, as the 187th Fighter Wing looks set to receive Lightning IIs in 2024. Read it here: key.aero/article/red-tails-o… #AvGeek #Military
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LIGHTNING DEMO! Combat Aircraft Journal meets Capt Kristin ‘BEO’ Wolfe, the USAF's @F35demoteam 2020 display pilot. Read the full feature on @key_aero here: key.aero/article/lightning-d… #F35 #AvGeek #USAF #AirForce #Military #Aviation
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Key_Aero@key_aero13 Apr 2020
Which platform do you think Germany (@bundeswehrInfo) will choose to replace its venerable CH-53G heavy-lift tactical transport #helicopter fleet? 🇩🇪🚁🇩🇪🚁🇩🇪🚁🇩🇪🚁🇩🇪🚁🇩🇪🚁🇩🇪🚁🇩🇪🚁🇩🇪 #AvGeek #Chinook #KingStallion #CH47 #CH53K #Germany @BoeingDefense @Sikorsky
41%CH-47F Chinook
59%CH-53K King Stallion
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Key_Aero@key_aero13 Apr 2020
CLASH OF THE TITANS Two heavyweight champions are vying to replace the Luftwaffe’s ageing Sikorsky CH-53s. Khalem Chapman details the contenders in #Germany’s search for a new heavy-lift transport helicopter. Read it here: key.aero/article/clash-titan… #AvGeek #CH53K #CH47 #Military
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Thomas Newdick@CombatAir26 Mar 2020
More from the @BeAirForce Baltic Air Policing detachment to Lithuania in the forthcoming May issue of @AFMonthly, with aerial photos from Benoît Denet:
Belgian Air Force🇧🇪@BeAirForce26 Mar 2020
For the third consecutive day our @BeAirForce #F16 unit at #ŠiauliaiAB in Lithuania was scrambled to safeguard #Baltic airspace. This was the 27th scramble for the current #BAF lead of #NATO's Air Policing Mission. In times of the #COVID19 outbreak our NATO forces remain vigilant
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FEATURE: @VFA_204 'RIVER RATTLERS' The @navy_reserve fly some of the oldest Hornets in the US, yet they are able to provide meaningful fleet support and a valuable reserve force if the need to boost the front line arises. Read it here: key.aero/article/river-rattl… #AvGeek #Military
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Key_Aero@key_aero20 Mar 2020
CANCELLED: @ILA_Berlin, @airtattoo (#RIAT) and @FIAFarnborough (#FIA) have become the latest large-scale aviation events to be cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Khalem Chapman's full story: key.aero/article/ila-berlin-… 📸: ILA Berlin #AvGeek #Aviation #Aerospace #COVID19
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Key_Aero@key_aero19 Mar 2020
AIR International details the #Boeing EA-18G #Growler electronic attack aircraft and its Next-Gen Jammer, as Mark Ayton considers what lies ahead for this sophisticated node in the modern battlespace. Read it here: key.aero/article/ea-18g-grow… 📸: Jamie Hunter #AvGeek #Military
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Key_Aero@key_aero13 Mar 2020
Jamie Hunter returns to @48FighterWing to see the F-15Es of 492nd FS 'Madhatters' as they reach full operational capability. Read his full feature in the May issue of @Combat_Journal and on Key.Aero in the coming weeks! #AvGeek #Military #F15 #USAF #AirForce
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RAF Photographer@RAFPhotog9 Mar 2020
It’s always good for an RAF Photog to see his or her work make it onto print, be it newspaper or magazine. This month @AFMonthly have done a huge piece on our Typhoon sqns, which comes with a plethora of imagery captured by @RoyalAirForce photogs...
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PHANTOM SURVIVORS: The #F4 is one of the most iconic fighter aircraft of all time. In this special, we detail the final operators of the mighty 'Rhino'. Read the first part - 'The Last F-4 Smoke Trails' - here: key.aero/article/phantom-sur… 📸: Rich Cooper #AvGeek #Military #Phantom
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Anthony Pecchi@anthonypecchi27 Feb 2020
Work in progress .. 🇺🇿 #article 🔜 @AFMonthly @Combat_Journal 😎 Pictures @anthonypecchi
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'Jazz' Eagles @Boeing getting airborne from New Orleans back in October 2015. #aviationdaily #aviationlovers - looking out some shots for @AFMonthly April issue.
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Nearly nine years ago - so fortunate to have been a part of this (thank you). Big formations are never straightforward to shoot and make look dramatic, but these @RoyalAirForce and @RoyalNavy Harrier pilots flew such a tight formation it was easy. #AvGeek #aviationphotographer
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Combat Aircraft magazine is now 'Combat Aircraft Journal' - look-out for the new look January 2020 issue, in UK stores from today and be sure to visit key.aero for all of the latest military aviation content.
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