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Blue Angels, Thunderbirds both had accidents on same day

Posted on June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy’s Blue Angels both lost aircraft on Jun. 2 and according to media reports, the pilot of the Blue Angels Hornet did not survive the crash.

Photo: Matt Bennet

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RMAF has no plan to phase out MiG-29 yet

Posted on June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 by alert5

Speaking at the 58th anniversary celebrations for the Royal Malaysian Air Force, chief of air force Gen. Roslan Saad said there are no plans at the moment to phase out the MiG-29 but flight hours will be curtailed due to rising opearting expenses.

By Alert5 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Final RAF Voyager MRTT is out from the factory

Posted on June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 by alert5

Airbus has flown the final Voyager MRTT airborne tanker, destined for the Royal Air Force, to Germany for painting and eventual delivery in July.

By Cpl Ashley Keates (RAF) [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Croatian MiG-21s refurbished by Ukraine have engines with questionable sources

Posted on June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 by alert5

An Croatian investigation into the refurbishment of its MiG-21 fleet by Ukraine has uncovered more irregularities. Paperwork from Ukraine indicated that two engines that it supplied to Croatia were of unknown origins.

By Jerry Gunner (Flickr: MiG-21UMD “Mongol” of Croatian AF) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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