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India to lease one A330 MRTT from France

Posted on April 29, 2021 by alert5

India is to lease a A330 MRTT from France under government-to-government basis, Hindustan Times reports.

ERIC SALARD from PARIS, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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USS Charleston damaged after MQ-8B crashes after take off

Posted on April 29, 2021 by alert5

USS Charleston was struck by a MQ-8B after the unmanned helicopter crashed into its side after taking off from the ship around 3:40 p.m., Apr. 26.

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 27, 2021) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Jesse Watson from Boynton Beach, Fla., stands as the flight deck officer for the flight operations of an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), March 27. Charleston is currently operating in U.S. Third Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)

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France test-fires M51 SLBM from land facility

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by alert5

France has test-fired a M51 submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a land facility in southwest part of the country on Apr. 28.

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Six F-15Es delivered bombs from Jordan to UAE

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by alert5

Six F-15Es from the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Apr. 25 ferrying live bombs from Jordan.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais
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Python-5 test-fired from Tejas

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 by alert5

India’s indigenous Tejas fighter has successfully test-fired the Python-5 dogfight missile on Apr. 27.

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