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RTAF orders four H225M

Posted on September 21, 2018 by alert5

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for four more H225Ms.

Photo: Airbus
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The U.S. State Department has imposed sanctions on the Equipment Development Department (EDD) of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for buying Su-35 fighter jets and S-400 missile systems from Russia.

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#FighterFriday

Posted on September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 by alert5

A U.S. Air force F-15C Eagle Flies above the Mariana Islands in support of exercise Valiant Shield 18, Sept. 18, 2018. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Bumpus)

MiG-31 crashes

Posted on September 20, 2018 by alert5

A Russian MiG-31 has crashed shortly after take-off in the central Russian region of Nizhny Novgorod on Sept. 19.

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MQ-9 scores first air-to-air kill

Posted on September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 by alert5

The MQ-9 has made its first air-to-air kill by shooting down another drone using a heat-seeking missile in a test.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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