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Italian Air Force MQ-9 getting RecceLite

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

General Atomics has been tasked by the Italian Air Force to install the Rafael RecceLite reconnaissance pod on the latter’s MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle.

By SSgt Ricky Best [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Exercise Spring Storm 2016

Posted on June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 by alert5

Polish Air Force Su-22s and U.S. Air Force F-15s recently participated in Estonian Defense Forces’ largest annual, 18-day exercise code name Spring Storm.

An Su-22 Fitter peels off from a formation in support of exercise Spring Storm at Amari Air Base, Estonia May 4. The Polish air force will fly with the Estonian Defense Force and the U.S. 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron to improve allied air operations and interoperability in a realistic training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

Luftwaffe won’t cancel A400M purchase but will supplement it with another transport

Posted on June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 by alert5

German government sources told Reuters that Berlin will not be canceling its order for the Airbus A400M despite current teething issues with the delivery of aircraft.

By Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Czech Gripens scrambled to check on unresponsive airliner

Posted on June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 by alert5

Two Czech Air Force Gripen fighters were scrambled on May 27 after a Spanish commercial flight entered Czech airspace and the cockpit crew failed to respond to air traffic controllers.

Milan Nykodym [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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