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U.S. lawmakers drop funding for OC-135’s replacement

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has rejected the Trump administration’s request to buy two aircraft to replace the problematic OC-135.

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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (OC-135B) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF has set up a Kessel Run laboratory

Posted on May 14, 2018May 13, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has established an experimental laboratory named Kessel Run in Boston. The aim of the lab is for the development of mission-critical military software at the shortest possible time.

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By Quarax [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
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Swifts will transition to MiG-35

Posted on May 14, 2018May 13, 2018 by alert5

Russian aerobatic team Swifts will trade-in their MiG-29s for the MiG-35, Lt. Gen. Andrey Yudin of the Russian Air Force said.

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By Leonid Faerberg – Russian AviaPhoto Team [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pakistan bars U.S. defense and air attache from leaving the country after fatal road accident

Posted on May 13, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. defense and air attache in Pakistan has been barred by the country’s court to leave the country. A C-130 that was scheduled to bring him out of the country had to leave without him on May 12.


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RNZAF replaces B200 with KA350

Posted on May 13, 2018May 13, 2018 by alert5

New Zealand’s Minister of Defence Ron Mark has announced the first of four leased KingAir KA350 aircraft has been certified for use by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).

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