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RCAF could resurrect VH-71s as search-and-rescue aircraft

Posted on June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 by alert5

Canada bought nine VH-71 helicopters from the United States in 2011 to be used as spares for its search-and-rescue Cormorant helicopter, the Royal Canadian Air Force has determined that seven of those helicopters are airworthy and wants to add them to the flight line.

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493rd FS awarded Raytheon Trophy

Posted on June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 by alert5

RAF Lakenheath’s 493rd Fighter Squadron is the top fighter squadron in the U.S. Air Force for 2014.

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Indian Air Force Hawk crashed

Posted on June 4, 2015 by alert5

The Indian Air Force lost a BAE Systems Hawk jet trainer on Jun. 3. The jet, A 3492, ended up in a field at Kudarsahi in Mayurbhanj district.

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Boeing 767-2C flies with refueling boom and wing refueling pods

Posted on June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 by alert5

Boeing’s KC-46A prototype flew with a refueling boom and outer wing refueling pods for the first time on Jun. 2.

U.S. 6th Fleet releases video of Russian Su-24 buzzing USS Ross

Posted on June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Navy released a video on Jun. 1 of the Russian Su-24 buzzing destroyer USS Ross in the Black Sea. The navy said both the ship and warplane were both in international waters and airspace at that time.

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