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Two out of three German A400Ms have cracks in their propeller gearboxes

Posted on July 3, 2016July 2, 2016 by alert5

The German Air Force is left with one serviceable A400M cargo plane after discovering cracks in the propeller gearboxes of two other aircraft.

By Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia [CC BY-SA 2.0], Continue reading “Two out of three German A400Ms have cracks in their propeller gearboxes”

Italy blocks supply of F-16 spare parts to Egypt

Posted on July 2, 2016July 2, 2016 by alert5

The Italian parliament has voted to stop the supply of F-16 spare parts to Egypt over the death of an Italian post-graduate student in Cairo this year.

Photo: U.S. Embassy in Cairo
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Paper by F-22 pilots on how to fight air war using F-22 and F-35

Posted on July 2, 2016July 1, 2016 by alert5

Two U.S. Air Force fighter pilots have co-authored a paper – published by the Mitchell Institute – on how to utilized the F-22 and F-35 to fight an air war in 2026.

By U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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