Day: June 21, 2016

Video link: 127th Wing’s A-10s land on a road in Estonia

Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 by alert5

At approximately 2 p.m. on Jun. 20, four A-10s assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing landed on a stretch of the Jägala-Käravete Highway in northern Estonia. Hit the source below for the link to the video.

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Erdogan says Turkey able to build indigenous aircraft carrier

Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 by alert5

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s shipbuilding industry is capable of constructing its own indigenous aircraft carrier.

By en:User:Pietje96 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Aviastar-SP exploring An-124’s replacement

Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 by alert5

United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) subsidiary – Aviastar-SP – has been looking at various alternatives to replace the An-124 cargo plane.

By Antti Havukainen (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan’s Aegis DDG concept

Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 by alert5

The Republic of China Navy was invited to a media event for the Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Expo 2016 on Jun. 20 and the senior leadership laid out their long-term shipbuilding plans. One of the concepts being proposed is a Aegis guided missile destoryer (DDG) to replace the Kidd-class.