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Irish Air Corps’ Team Silver formation flight with Aer Lingus A320

Posted on August 2, 2019 by alert5

First two USAF pilots to obtain type rating on AW139

Posted on August 2, 2019 by alert5

Maj. Zach Roycroft and Tony Arrington, 413th Flight Test Squadron, are the first Air Force pilots to earn a Type Rating on the AW-139 helicopter July 29. The pilots completed the five-week course on the civilian counterpart to the Air Force’s new MH-139 helicopter. That aircraft will replace the Air Force’s aging UH-1N Huey. A Type Rating is a FAA certification to fly a specific aircraft. (Courtesy photo)

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India buying Israeli radios for its fighter fleet

Posted on August 2, 2019 by alert5

India is in a rush to buy Software Defined Radios (SDR) from Israel for its fighter fleet after the recent Balakot airstrikes revealed loopholes in the current setup.

By g4sp [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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F-35A demo team to perform in Canada

Posted on August 1, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A demo team will be performing at Aero Gatineau-Ottawa in September.

U.S. Air Force graphic by Richard McManus

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A major “international customer” has bought six M-346FAs

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by alert5

Leonardo chief executive Alessandro Profumo has disclosed that the company has sold six M-346FA light attack aircraft to a major “international customer.” The deal was signed last month.

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