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RoKAF F-16 Block 32 upgrade program completed

Posted on December 20, 2016December 20, 2016 by alert5

South Korea says it has completed the upgrade of 35 F-16 Block 32 fighters that was started back in October 2013.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jack Braden (U.S. Air Force website photo 071114-F-1851B-211) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian Air Fore Il-18 crash lands in Yakutia

Posted on December 19, 2016December 19, 2016 by alert5

A Russian Air Force Il-18 has crash landed in Siberia’s Yakutia today. All 39 people – 32 passengers and 7 crew members – survived the crash.

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Romania taking delivery of three more F-16s this week

Posted on December 19, 2016 by alert5

Three more F-16s are expected to arrive in Romania on Dec. 22. This brings the number of aircraft in the country to nine.

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Coalition aircraft struck ISIL military equipment near Palmyra, Syria

Posted on December 19, 2016 by alert5

Concern with the large cache of weapons seized by ISIL forces after the fall of Palmyra in Syria. Coalition aircraft bombed those equipment with air strikes on Dec. 15.

H-6K off the coast of Taiwan

Posted on December 18, 2016 by alert5

According to Chinese netizens, the photo published by the PLAAF on Sept. 22 shows the H-6K close to Orchid Island off the coast of southern Taiwan. The coast of Taiwan could be seen in the background as well.

Photo: PLAAF