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First 3-D printed part approved for AWACS

Posted on January 31, 2016January 31, 2016 by alert5

The 552nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight recently won engineering approval to make and install the first 3-D printed part for E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.

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By DoD photo by Senior Airman Diane S. Robinson, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia refutes Turkish claim that its Su-34 had entered its airspace

Posted on January 31, 2016January 31, 2016 by alert5

The Russia Defense Ministry says Turkey’s claim that one of Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bomber violated Turkish airspace was “unsubstantiated propaganda.”

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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (IMG_3632) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing given contract for next Air Force One

Posted on January 31, 2016January 30, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force on Jan. 29 gave Boeing a risk reduction activities contract that will eventually lead to an order of two 747-8s as Air Force One.

Air Force One over Mt. Rushmore
By U.S. Air Force File Photo. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Watch the KC-46’s first aerial refueling

Posted on January 31, 2016January 30, 2016 by alert5

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Turkish F-16s to be protected with ALQ-211

Posted on January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 by alert5

Harris will supply 21 of its ALQ-211 advanced integrated defensive electronic warfare suite (AIDEWS) pods for integration on Turkish F-16s, Flight Global reports.

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By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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