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Poland has taken delivery of JASSM

Posted on January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 by alert5

The first shipment of AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) for Poland has been delivered to an air base in Krzesiny.

By Duch.seb (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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India has urgent requirement to buy Russian rockets and ammunition

Posted on January 22, 2017 by alert5

The Indian Air Force has an urgent requirement to purchase 50,000 rounds of 30mm ammunition for the GSh-30-1 gun and more than 60,000 rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition to be fired from the Yak-B Gatling gun.

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Indonesia’s defense minister isn’t sure if AW101 order is canceled

Posted on January 22, 2017 by alert5

Indonesia’s Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu told reporters that he needs to “coordinate” with the new Air Force chief regarding the AW101 helicopter purchase.

Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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First pilot to clock 1,000 hours on the F-35

Posted on January 22, 2017January 22, 2017 by alert5

After flying the F-35 for eight years, Lockheed Martin test pilot David “Doc” Nelson became the first pilot to achieve 1,000 flight hours on the jet during a test sortie Jan. 6.

Photo: Tom Reynolds/Lockheed Martin
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