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RoCAF has confirmed it will be getting new F-16s

Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by alert5

An infographic put out by the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) has confirmed that it will be getting new F-16s.

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Brazil and Hungary in talks on KC-390

Posted on August 16, 2019 by alert5

Hungary is said to be in talks with Brazil regarding the purchase of the Embraer KC-390 cargo plane.

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Russia deploys four Mi-8AMTSh and four Mi-24 helicopters to Mongolia

Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by alert5

Russia is taking part in exercise Selenga-2019 with Mongolia and it has sent four Mi-8AMTSh and four Mi-24 helicopters to support the war game.

Igor Dvurekov [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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These men flew two B-52Hs around the world non-stop 25 years ago

Posted on August 15, 2019 by alert5

Twelve of the 16 B-52H aircrew members that participated in exercise Global Power 94-7 25 years ago were reunited at Barksdale Air Force Base on Aug. 9.

Members of the Storm 1 and Storm 2 aircrews pose in front of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, August 9, 2019. Two B-52s flew around the world in approximately 47 hours to showcase the B-52 can reach any target anywhere in the world without landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)

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RTAF has A340 and C-130 on standby to evacuate Thais from Hong Kong

Posted on August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 by alert5

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has a A340 and C-130 on standby in case there is a need to evacuate Thai citizens from Hong Kong.

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