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Portugal signs contract for 5 KC-390s

Posted on August 23, 2019 by alert5

Portugal has a contract with Embraer on Aug. 22 for five KC-390s. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2023.


Photo: Embraer
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VX-23 testing conformal fuel tanks on Salty Dog 125

Posted on August 23, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has tested conformal fuel tanks on Salty Dog 125 this year, an article by Cmdr. Daniel “Butters” Radocaj revealed.


U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt

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Russia’s new Forpost-R has made its first flight

Posted on August 23, 2019 by alert5

Russia has declared that its locally-upgraded Forpost-R unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has made its maiden flight.


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Vietnam developing coastal variant of KCT-15 anti-ship missile

Posted on August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 by alert5

Vietnam has a license to produce the Russian Kh-35E anti-ship missile which it dubbed the KCT-15. A recent video by QPVN shows CAD designs for a coastal variant.

Posted in Navy

USMC F-35Bs could be operating from JS Izumo as early as next year

Posted on August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 by alert5

Japan will complete modifications necessary to support the flight operations of the F-35B in fiscal 2020, Asahi Shimbun reports.

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Kaijō Jieitai (海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Marines, Navy

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