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HTS7500 turboshaft engine selected for Defiant-X

Posted on February 12, 2022February 11, 2022 by alert5

The Defiant-X helicopter will be powered by the HTS7500 turboshaft engine from Honeywell.

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ATAC Mirage F1 crashes near Luke AFB

Posted on February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 by alert5

A Mirage F1 fighter that belongs to Airborne Tactical Advantage Company crashed near Luke Air Force Base on Feb . 10.

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Indonesia cleared to buy up to 36 F-15IDs

Posted on February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. government has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Indonesia for 36 F-15ID fighters.

An F-15EX Eagle II from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 26, 2021, prior to departure for Northern Edge 2021. The F-15EX brings next-generation combat technology to a highly successful fighter airframe that is capable of projecting power across multiple domains for the Joint Force. (U.S Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

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Israel sending four more F-16s to Top Aces

Posted on February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 by alert5

Four more former Israeli Air Force F-16s sold to Canadian company Top Aces have been delivered. A total of 12 planes have been delivered so far.

Photo: Israeli Ministry of Defense

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Indonesia is latest operator of the Rafale

Posted on February 11, 2022 by alert5

Indonesia has signed a contract to buy 42 Dassault Rafale fighters. The agreement was signed in Jakarta on Feb. 10 in the the presence of the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, and the Indonesian Minister of Defence, Prabowo Subianto.

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