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Yak-130 with laser rangefinder and tail formation lights

Posted on April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 by alert5

Last TAF F-16 upgraded by TAI delivered

Posted on April 13, 2015 by alert5

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered the last of a batch of Turkish F-16 that underwent an upgrade program.

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Saudi Apaches operating inside Yemen

Posted on April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 by alert5

A Saudi general told reporters in Riyadh that Saudi Apache attack helicopters have staged cross-border attacks inside Yemen.

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Turkish F-16s to get ALQ-211

Posted on April 12, 2015 by alert5

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $13 million contract to integrate the Exelis ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) on Turkey’s F-16s.

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Russia says USAF RC-135U was flying with transponder switched off

Posted on April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 by alert5

Responding to the Pentagon’s comments that a Russian Su-27 had intercepted a RC-135U in a dangerous manner, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said the spy plane was flying with its transponder switched off.

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