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Final four MD-530s for Afghan Air Force delivered

Posted on August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 by alert5

All 27 MD-530 attack helicopters ordered by Afghanistan have been delivered with the final four arriving on a C-17 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan on Aug. 25.

U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes
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Germany in talks with Turkey to keep Tornados in Incirlik

Posted on August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 by alert5

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her government is in discussions with Turkey to allow a contingent of Tornado ECR jets to remain in Incirlik Air Base.

Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert
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F-22 pilots said Syrian Su-24 crews didn’t know they were intercepted

Posted on August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 by alert5

USA TODAY has scored an interview with the two F-22 pilots who intercepted two Syrian Su-24 fighter bombers last week.

By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First flight of AX-1, Japan’s first F-35

Posted on August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by alert5

Japan’s first F-35A, AX-1, took to the air at Fort Worth for the first time on Aug. 24.

Photos: JASDF

Canada needs to pay $313 million to exit F-35 program

Posted on August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by alert5

Canada’s Liberal government has calculated that if it was to withdraw from the F-35 program today, its financial liability would be $313 million.

By Alain Rioux [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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