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RC-135S flew 5-hour long mission off west coast of Korean Peninsular

Posted on April 18, 2019 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force RC-135S ballistic missile monitoring aircraft flew a 5-hour long mission off the west coast of the Korean Peninsular on Apr. 15.

Toshi Aoki – JP Spotters [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Hungarian Gripen detachment to lead Baltic Air Policing mission

Posted on April 18, 2019 by alert5

NATO announced on Apr. 17 that Hungary will be the next lead nation for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission.

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Taiwan releases video of H-6K interception

Posted on April 18, 2019 by alert5

Sweden buying GBU-39/B

Posted on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 by alert5

The Pentagon has disclosed that Sweden will be buying the GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment I in a $65 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Boeing on Apr. 15.

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Canada will launch a new fighter competition again, next month

Posted on April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 by alert5

CBC News says the Canadian government will be calling for a tender to buy new fighters by the end of next month.

By Alain Rioux [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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