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Erdoğan: Turkey will eventually take delivery of F-35

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by alert5

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 18 that Ankara will eventually take delivery of the F-35 and the S-400 deal will proceed.

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THAAD being deployed at Aegis Ashore site in Romania

Posted on May 20, 2019 by alert5

B Battery (THAAD), 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense Command has started to deploy at the Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania.

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania – Air defense soldiers assigned to B Battery (THAAD), 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command unload flooring for a Battery Command Post during a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system emplacement at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania May 17. The unit arrived in Romania in April to emplace a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system while NATO’s Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense site undergoes a long-planned update in the upcoming months. (Photo by U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jonathan Hill, Naval Support Facility Deveselu)

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Seven Rafale M fighters divert to Aceh, Indonesia due to weather

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by alert5

Seven French Navy Rafale M carrierborne fighters were forced to divert to Aceh, Indonesia on May 19 due to bad weather.

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Watch the maiden flight of HH-60W, USAF’s newest rescue bird

Posted on May 19, 2019May 18, 2019 by alert5

The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter achieved first flight on May 17 in Florida.

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First cooperative engagement firing of MRSAM

Posted on May 18, 2019 by alert5

India announced on May 17 that it has carried out the first cooperative engagement firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM).

Photo: Indian Ministry of Defence

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