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Luftwaffe Tornado ECRs have flown 692 reconnaissance missions so far over Syria, Iraq

Posted on December 30, 2016 by alert5

Latest statistics disclosed by the Bundeswehr reveal that the Tornado ECR fighters deployed to Turkey have flown a total of 692 reconnaissance missions over Iraq and Syria.

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Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert
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USAF has just issued RFP to replace JSTARS

Posted on December 29, 2016December 29, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has published a request for proposals (RFP) on Dec. 28 to replace its E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS).

T-3 with JT8D-219 engines
By US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Advisory panel recommend Croatia buy FA-50 or Gripen

Posted on December 29, 2016December 29, 2016 by alert5

An expert panel has recommended that Croatia should look at the Saab Gripen or KAI FA-50 as its next fighter aircraft, Jutarnjeg lista reports.

JAS 39 Gripen lyfter fran F17 i Kallinge Sverige (1)
Johannes Jansson/norden.org [CC BY 2.5 dk], via Wikimedia Commons
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PT DI delivers second CN235-220M to Senegalese Air Force

Posted on December 29, 2016December 29, 2016 by alert5

PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) disclosed that it has delivered a second CN235-220M to the Senegalese Air Force. The deal was brokered by A.D.-Trade Belgium.

Royal Moroccan AF - CASA CN-235-100M
By Chris Lofting [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Highest-ranking survivor of D-Day has passed away

Posted on December 29, 2016December 29, 2016 by alert5

Retired Gen. Seth Jefferson McKee, who flew the P-38 over France during the D-Day invasion, has passed away. He was the highest-ranking survivor of the battle.

Seth J McKee
By U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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