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USAF selects Boeing MH-139 to replace UH-1N

Posted on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has decided that the UH-1Ns guarding its intercontinental ballistic missile fields will be replaced by the Boeing MH-139.

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Germany wishes to sell its Eurohawk to Canada

Posted on September 25, 2018 by alert5

The Associated Press is reporting that Germany wants to sell its sole Eurohawk unmanned aerial vehicle to Canada.

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France to accelerate delivery of 12 A330 MRTTs

Posted on September 24, 2018 by alert5

France has made a commitment to have all twelve Airbus A330 MRTTs delivered to the French Air Force by 2023.

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USAF’s first-ever RADAS test flight

Posted on September 23, 2018September 22, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force carried out its first-ever Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS) operational test flight at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea on Aug. 11.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airm an Rebecca Garcia (left), and Airman 1st Class Alexander Avenido (right), 8th Civil Engineering Squadron assistant engineering technicians, inspect an Aeryon SkyRanger drone prior to the Air Force’s first-ever operational rapid airfield damage assessment at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea , Aug. 13, 2018. This innovative survey method gives both the engineers and base leadership the capability to have a clear over-head view, rewind and zoom in or out to view the airfield during assessments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Levi Rowse)

Saab propose that South Africa and Thailand adopt MS20 software upgrade for Gripen

Posted on September 23, 2018September 22, 2018 by alert5

A Saab executive has called upon South Africa and Thailand adopt the the MS20 software package for their Gripen fleet.

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