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Y-20 tanker could appear soon

Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 by alert5

China’s Global Times reports that the Y-20 equipped with underwing hose-and-drogue refuelling pods and centre-line Hose-and-Drum unit could debut soon.

Y-20 at Airshow China 2016
Alert5 [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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VH-92A’s exhaust scorches White House South Lawn

Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has found a “high risk” issue with the VH-92A Marine One Presidential helicopter. Apparently, the exhaust from the helicopter left scorch marks on the White House lawn.

Sikorsky VH-92 lands at the White House during tests on 22 September 2018 (180922-M-ZY870-434)

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F-15Js will be getting the APG-82

Posted on July 19, 2019 by alert5

When the first upgraded F-15J rolls out in June 2023, the fighter jet will have the APG-82 AESA radar as its main sensor, Aviation Week reports.

Mitsubishi F-15 (1)
By 航空自衛隊 [GJSTUv1], via Wikimedia Commons

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PGZ gets certified to produce Mk 82 bomb

Posted on July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 by alert5

Nitro-Chem Chemical Plant, a subsidiary of Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), has been certified by RWM Italia to produce the Mk 82 bomb.


Photo: PGZ
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White House says Turkey’s “continued involvement with the F-35 impossible”

Posted on July 18, 2019 by alert5

The Trump administration has signaled its intention to kick Turkey out of the F-35 program. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said, in a statement on Jul. 17 that the country’s involvement in the program has become “impossible.”

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