Month: March 2016

Bulgaria to buy up to 19 fighters

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

The Bulgarian government has approved a plan to buy up to 19 fighter aircraft for its air force. A separate budget to keep eight MiG-29As and two MiG-29UBs airworthy was also approved.

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RAF has tested BriteCloud from a Tornado

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

In the United States last October, the Royal Air Force successfully carried trials of the BriteCloud decoy from a Tornado GR4 fighter bomber.

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Russia hopes to sell Yak-130 in Latin America

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

An official from Russia’s Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation said he hopes air forces in Latin American will consider the Yak-130 when renewing their fleet.

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Algeria has requested to test Su-35 while Vietnam also interested in the fighter

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

Russian daily Kommersant reported that Algeria has requested to test fly the Su-35 while Vietnam is the latest country to indicate its interest in the fighter.

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