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Il-78M-90A to make first flight in 2016

Posted on October 28, 2015 by alert5

The modernized Il-78M-90A aerial refueling tanker will be making its first flight in 2016, the general director of JSC “Aviastar-SP” said.

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By Aleksander Markin (Super flight) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Exercise Vigilant Shield 16

Posted on October 28, 2015 by alert5

F-15Cs from the 194th Fighter Squadron participating in Exercise Vigilant Shield 16 over the High Arctic Oct. 22.

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U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot

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Danish F-16 crashed into North Sea

Posted on October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 by alert5

Denmark lost an F-16 when the jet went down into the North Sea off the coast of the western island of Rømø on Oct. 27.

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By Gerard van der Schaaf (E-011) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Northrop Grumman wins LRS-B contract

Posted on October 28, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) contract to Northrop Grumman.

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First combat refueling of E-7A by KC-30A

Posted on October 28, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) KC-30A made its first combat refueling of a E-7A over Iraq on Oct. 23.

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