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RoCAF carried out torpedo firings from P-3C

Posted on March 25, 2017 by alert5

Taiwan confirmed that its new P-3C has completed firing of the MK-46 and MK-54 torpedos from the P-3C last year.

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USAF has installed APG-83 on its own F-16

Posted on March 25, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has installed the Northrop Grumman APG-83 AESA radar on its own F-16, a press release from Edwards Air Force Base reveals.

150821-F-HP195-### EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2015) Lockheed Martin technicians install hardware for mounting Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) on an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to 416th Flight Test Squadron. Duifficulties were encountered during installation of mounting hardware, prompting technicians to make alterations to factory-supplied parts.

Indian will soon being negotiations to buy C-295s

Posted on March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 by alert5

The Indian government will soon begin the negotiation process with Airbus to buy 56 C-295 aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

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Russian Su-30SM firing rockets in Hama, Syria

Posted on March 24, 2017 by alert5

F-16 production line not fading away, its moving to Greenville instead

Posted on March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has decided against shutting down the F-16 production line at Forth Worth, instead the line will migrate to Greenville, South Carolina.

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