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Workers at Italy’s F-35 assembly line to go on strike today

Posted on April 24, 2018 by alert5

Workers at the F-35 assembly line in Cameri Air Base, Italy will go on a one-day strike on Apr. 24 to protest against working conditions.

F-35A Lightning II completes first trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing (15 of 16)
By US Navy / Andy Wolfe (https://www.dvidshub.net/download/image/2389564) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Portugal pare down C-130 upgrade

Posted on April 24, 2018 by alert5

Portugal has decided against spending $36 million to upgrade its five C-130s under a Foreign Military Sales program.

The Portuguese Air Force C-130 arrives at McChord AFB for RODEO 94
By A1C Sean Worrell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Germany plans to order six C-130Js

Posted on April 23, 2018 by alert5

German newspaper Handelsblatt says Berlin plans to go on a shopping spree for new weapons and 18 contracts are to be approve by the budget and defense committees.

C-130J formation low-level
By 86 AW/PA (86 AW/PA) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Belarus has transferred four MiG-29s to Serbia

Posted on April 23, 2018 by alert5

Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in an interview with the Serbian Politika daily that the country has taken over four MiG-29s from Belarus.

Belarus Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (9-13) Pichugin-1
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Leonardo wants to fit BriteCloud on Eurofighter, F-15 and F-16

Posted on April 22, 2018April 21, 2018 by alert5

Italian defense firm Leonardo is working on transforming its cylindrical BriteCloud missile decoy into a square format so that it can fit on the American ALE-47 chaff and flare dispenser.

BriteCloud
By Selex ES [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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