Day: July 4, 2015

Indian Air Force has requirement for 80 Rafale-type fighters

Posted on July 4, 2015July 4, 2015 by alert5

The Indian Air Force has told the defense ministry that it requires five squadrons of Rafale-type fighters. Each squadron will have 16 aircraft.

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Two B-52s flew non-stop to Australia in a 44-hour mission

Posted on July 4, 2015 by alert5

Two B-52Hs from the 96th Bomb Squadron flew non-stop to Australia on Jun. 30, dropped inert bombs at Delamere Air Weapons Range, and flew back in a 44-hour mission.

Members of the 96th Bomb Squadron load their equipment onto a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. June 30, 2015. Before takeoff, the aircrew review the mission and procedures for ground checks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton)

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Amn. Benjamin Raughton

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INS Viraat to be turned into a museum

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The Indian Ministry of Defense has approved the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation’s (APTDC) request to turn INS Viraat into a museum.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen W. Rowe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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India to station indigenous AEW&CS at Bhisiana

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The Indian Air Force has selected Bhisiana Air Force Station to station its indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) based on the Embraer ERJ 145.

By Pritishp333 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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