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Montenegrin Gazelle crash injured deputy commander

Posted on June 11, 2016June 11, 2016 by alert5

A Montenegrin Air Force Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter went down on Jun. 10 and the crash injured its pilot, Col. Namik Arifovic, who happens to be the deputy commander of the air force.

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Defective engine behind RoKAF F-16D crash

Posted on June 11, 2016June 11, 2016 by alert5

A South Korean KF-16D crashed on Mar. 30 during an exercise and it has now been determined that a defective component on the engine was the cause.

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It’s not everyday that you get to see Eurofighters, Gripen in formation with the B-52

Posted on June 11, 2016June 11, 2016 by alert5

160609-F-ZZ999-003 BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2016) A United States Air Force ‪‎B52‬ Stratofortress leads a formation of aircraft including two Polish air force ‪‎F16‬ Fighting Falcons, four U.S. Air Force F16 Fighting Falcons, two German ‪‎Eurofighter‬ ‎Typhoons and four ‪‎Swedish‬ ‎Gripens over the Baltic Sea, June 9, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Released)

RoCAF Mirage 2000-5 video

Posted on June 11, 2016June 10, 2016 by alert5

Mirage in Taiwan – The ROCAF (Taiwan) Mirage 2000-5 from Wayne Hsu on Vimeo.

Denmark’s purchase of F-35A greenlighted by lawmakers

Posted on June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 by alert5

Denmark’s Parliament has approved the acquisition of 27 Lockheed Martin F-35As on Jun. 9. This makes Denmark the 7th partner nation of the JSF program and 11th nation to operate the F-35.

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