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Luftwaffe aerial tanker now operating out of Jordan

Posted on July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 by alert5

Following their transfer from Turkey, Germany’s A310 aerial tanker is now back supporting coalition tanking missions from an air base in Jordan.

By Dmitry A. Mottl (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bahrain orders Sniper ATP

Posted on July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 by alert5

A press release by Lockheed Martin on Jul. 10 says the company had received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet.

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Germany has started troop withdrawals from Turkey

Posted on July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 by alert5

The German military has started the withdrawal of troops stationed at Incirlik air base, Turkey. The process started on Jul. 9, German media reported.

Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert
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F-35As and Bs will be flying side-by-side at Red Flag 17-3

Posted on July 10, 2017July 9, 2017 by alert5

Red Flag 17-3 starts today and runs till Jul. 28. For this U.S.-only iteration, the F-35A from the Air Force and F-35B from the Marine Corps will be participating together for the first time.

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Italian Eurofighters arrived in Bulgaria for joint air policing

Posted on July 9, 2017 by alert5

Eurofighters from Italy arrived in Bulgaria on Jul. 7 and will be staying in the country till October for joint air policing of airspace with the Bulgarian Air Force.

Photo: Bulgaria Armed Forces