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PLAAF Su-30MKK pilot claims to have close encounter with foreign fighter jet

Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 by alert5

In an interview with CCTV, a PLAAF Su-30MKK fighter pilot from the 3rd Fighter Division, 9th Air Regiment, claims that he had a close encounter with a foreign fighter two years ago. Both sides were going head-to-head and neither one was willing to break away.

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Tu-95 accident at Ukrainka airbase on Jun. 8, 2015

Posted on January 20, 2016 by alert5

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Rockwell Collins to upgrade Pakistan’s C-130B/E fleet

Posted on January 20, 2016 by alert5

The Pentagon has announced a $30 million award to Rockwell Collins for the upgrade of Pakistan’s C-130 fleet in a notice filed on Jan. 15.

Pakistan Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules (L-382) Bidini
By Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Its King Stallion or Chinook for Luftwaffe

Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 by alert5

The program manager for Luftwaffe’s heavy transport helicopter project says the shortlisted candidates for the competition are Boeing CH-47F Chinook and the CH-53K King Stallion from Sikorsky.

CH-53K First Flight
Photo: Sikorsky
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Ra’ad ALCM successfully tested

Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 by alert5

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations said the Ra’ad air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) was successfully tested on Jan. 19.

Dassault Mirage IIIDP with Ra'ad missile
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