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Spanish Air Force withdraws Boeing 707 from service

Posted on September 30, 2016 by alert5

The Spanish Air Force has retired its Boeing 707 tanker/transport fleet with a ceremony at Torrejón de Ardoz base on Sept. 27, Jane’s reports.

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RAF Eurofighters in South Korea for Exercise Invincible Shield

Posted on September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 by alert5

Whilst the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows are performing across Asia-Pacific in the next few months, the service’s Eurofighters will be in the same region around that time for exercises with various air forces. The last stop for the European fighter will be South Korea.

Graphic: Royal Air Force
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Germany nears decision on Transall replacement

Posted on September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 by alert5

Germany has identified a need to find a replacement for the Transall transport aircraft and Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said a decision will be reached this Autumn.

By Camera operator: TSgt. Ken Hammond, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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