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Finland requires 64 new fighters

Posted on November 25, 2017 by alert5

The Finnish Defense Ministry has concluded that the country needs a one-to-one replacement for its F/A-18 fleet.

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Six F-22s being deployed to South Korea in December

Posted on November 24, 2017 by alert5

Yonhap reported that six F-22 fighters are being deployed to South Korea next month for exercise Vigilant Ace.

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BrahMos test-fired from Su-30MKI for first time

Posted on November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 by alert5

After much delays, the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was finally launched from a Indian Air Force Su-30MKI on Nov. 22.

First B-52H Conventional Rotary Launcher ready for combat

Posted on November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 by alert5

B-52 Conventional Rotary Launchers (CRL) were flown out of Barksdale Air Force Base by a C-5M on Nov. 6 to be used for combat overseas.

Airmen assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation flight load a conventional rotary launcher onto a Halverson K-loader at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 3, 2017. The CRL was later loaded onto a C-5M Supergalaxy for deployment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell) — Airmen assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation flight load a conventional rotary launcher onto a Halverson K-loader at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 3, 2017. The CRL was later loaded onto a C-5M Supergalaxy for deployment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman
1st Class Sydney Campbell)

Pentagon spending $143 million to upgrade Jordanian airbase

Posted on November 22, 2017 by alert5

The latest National Defense Authorization Act reveals that the Pentagon is spending $143 million to upgrade Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

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