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Sierra Nevada Corp. given contract to supply 12 A-29s to Nigeria

Posted on December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. government has given Sierra Nevada Corp. a $329 million contract to supply 12 A-29 aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force.

An A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft arrives at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 24, 2018. The 81st Fighter Squadron received the aircraft to help continue the Afghan light air support training mission, which ultimately provides Afghan pilots with the capabilities of finding, tracking and attacking targets either on their own or in support of ground forces. The aircraft will eventually be used by the Afghan Air Force for close-air attack, air interdiction, escort and armed reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt)

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Exercise CRUZEX 2018 ends

Posted on December 1, 2018November 30, 2018 by alert5

A multinational air combat exercise CRUZEX VII in Brazil has ended on Nov. 30. The U.S. Air Force dispatched aircraft and airmen from the Texas, Washington Air National Guard for the exercise.

U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mindy Bloem

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Taiwan confirms plan to buy more F-16s

Posted on November 30, 2018 by alert5

Taiwan’s Defense Minister Yen Teh-fa has confirmed that the military intends to push for the purchase of more F-16s to replace its aging F-5s.

By 總統府 (01.07 總統專機升空後，空軍派遣4架F－16及2架IDF戰機護航) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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CO of 69th BS sacked because penis drawings were discovered inside cockpits

Posted on November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 by alert5

It has emerged that the former commander of the 69th Bomb Squadron, Lt. Col. Paul Goossen, was removed from his post after penis drawings were discovered on a moving map software inside the B-52’s cockpits.

Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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German Air Force One ferrying Merkel was forced to divert

Posted on November 30, 2018 by alert5

A German Air Force A340 ferrying Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German delegation to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires was forced to divert to Cologne-Bonn airport, Germany on Nov. 29 after the captain noticed several electronic systems onboard had malfunctioned.

BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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