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British lawmakers want open competition for E-3D replacement

Posted on July 5, 2018July 4, 2018 by alert5

British lawmakers have demanded that Ministry of Defence must hold an open competition for a platform to replace the Boeing E-3D.

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Coatian Defense Minister visits Israel, saw Israeli F-16s

Posted on July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 by alert5

Croatian Defense Minister Damir Krstičević visited Ramat David air base in Israel on Jul. 2. Krstičević said the second-hand F-16s that Croatia bought from Israel will come from this air base.

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Bell Boeing given contract for 39 CMV-22Bs

Posted on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 by alert5

The Pentagon gave Bell Boeing a $4.2 billion contract to build V-22s and this contract includes 39 CMV-22Bs for the U.S. Navy.

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Tu-22M3M could carry up to four Kinzhals

Posted on July 3, 2018 by alert5

An anonymous source told Sputnik that the upgraded Tu-22M3M supersonic bomber could carry up to four Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (TU-22M3) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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USAF has slashed UTP to 49 weeks and some instructors are concern

Posted on July 2, 2018 by alert5

It now takes the U.S. Air Force an average of 49.2 weeks to train a pilot under the undergraduate pilot training syllabus. Previously, it was 54.7 weeks.