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Spain sending fighters to Bulgaria and Romania

Posted on October 24, 2022 by alert5

Spain has announced plans to send six Eurofighters to Bulgaria and eight Hornets to Romania starting from next month.

Aeronaves del Ala 14 (29972556242)
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Posted in Air Force

100 years ago, a parachute saved the first pilot from a stricken aircraft

Posted on October 23, 2022October 22, 2022 by alert5

A free fall parachute saved a pilot from his stricken aircraft for the first time exactly one hundred years ago on Oct. 20, 1922.

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Poland leases MQ-9A from General Atomics

Posted on October 23, 2022October 22, 2022 by alert5

Poland will lease a number of MQ-9A unmanned air vehicles from General Atomics while it prepares to acquire the MQ-9B.


Photo: Polish Ministry of Defense
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Posted in UAV

Lithuania orders more RBS 70 missiles

Posted on October 22, 2022 by alert5

Lithuania says that it has place an order unspecific number of Bolide and MK-2 missiles for the RBS 70 air defense system.

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Posted in Air Defense

HK company brokered the sale of FTC-2000Gs to Myanmar

Posted on October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 by alert5

The Irrawaddy reports that Myanmar has ordered several FTC-2000G advanced jet trainers and that Hong Kong company Gateways Hong Kong Ltd. brokered the deal.

FTC-2000G
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Posted in Air Force

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