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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.

Sukhoi SU-30MKI
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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Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Swiss Hornet went supersonic during scramble

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by alert5

A Swiss Air Force F/A-18 went supersonic during a scramble on Jul. 29 at around 2:50pm local time. The sonic boom was heard in the city of Lausanne.

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Peter Gronemann from Switzerland [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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USAF has only 6 fully mission-capable B-1Bs

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by alert5

At the Senate confirmation hearing for Gen. John Hyten, it was disclosed that the U.S. Air Force has only six fully mission-capable B-1B bombers.

Flickr - DVIDSHUB - B1B Lancer OND Air Refueling Mission (Image 5 of 29)
DVIDSHUB [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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