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389th Fighter Squadron is first F-15E unit to have APG-82(V)1

Posted on July 17, 2014July 17, 2014 by alert5

389th Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base has received its first APG-82(V)1 AESA radar for the F-15E.
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Airbus offers partnership to win Polish helicopter contract

Posted on July 17, 2014 by alert5

Airbus Group is willing to offer Poland a stake in the conglomerate if the latter choose to buy its military helicopters.

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Egypt ordered eight more Airbus C295

Posted on July 17, 2014 by alert5

Egypt will be the biggest Airbus C295 transport operator when all 20 aircraft it ordered are delivered. The country placed an order for eight more aircraft on Jul. 16.

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Iranian F-4 crashed

Posted on July 16, 2014 by alert5

The Iranian Air Force lost two pilots and one F-4 when the jet went down in the southern part of the country on Jul. 15.

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KC-46 was damaged by sprinkler malfunction

Posted on July 16, 2014July 16, 2014 by alert5

It has been revealed that the KC-46 being assembled at Boeing Everett was damaged by a sprinkler malfunction.
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