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First PC-21 for Australia takes flight

Posted on July 22, 2016 by alert5

Lockheed Martin and Pilatus announce that the first of 49 PC-21s for Australia has made its first flight on Jul. 21.

Photo:Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
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Saab has submitted its proposal to sell Gripen C/Ds to Indonesia

Posted on July 21, 2016 by alert5

Head of Saab Indonesia has confirmed to IHS Jane’s that his company had submitted its proposal to sell the Gripen C/D fighter to TNI AU.

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Besides Jordan, Pakistan trying to source F-16s from Europe

Posted on July 21, 2016 by alert5

Pakistan’s Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif told Senate that besides Jordan, the Pakistan Air Force is trying to obtain second-hand F-16s from European countries under the Excess Defence Articles (EDA) route.

By Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Photos of the first F-35B outing at Red Flag

Posted on July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 by alert5

Marine F-35B aircrew members, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az., perform pre-flight checks and participate in Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 12, 2016. Since its establishment in 1975, Red Flag has played host to military units from more than 30 countries to participate in high-end flight integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

B-52 has drop JDAMs from internal bay for first time

Posted on July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 by alert5

For the first time, the B-52 bomber has managed to drop the the Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) precision-guided bomb from its internal bomb bay.

Bomber force prepares for new B-52 bomb bay upgrade testing — U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka