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Ex-RAF Lockheed TriStars returning to the skies again as civilian-owned tankers

Posted on August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 by alert5

Tempus Applied Solutions (TAS) announced on Aug. 14 that it has acquired six ex-Royal Air Force Lockheed Tristars and three of them will be used for air-to-air refueling (AAR) operations.

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Airbus Helicopters declares a unsafe condition for all Tiger variants

Posted on August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 by alert5

Airbus Helicopters has issued a safety bulletin on Aug. 11 declaring all variants of the Tiger attack helicopter as unsafe. The bulletin came after a German Tiger crashed in Mali.

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Thai PM says Harpoon purchase not set in stone

Posted on August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 by alert5

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha says the country has yet to decide whether to buy the five RGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles from the United States.

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Kratos’ secret UAV to enter production

Posted on August 12, 2017 by alert5

Kratos CEO Eric DeMarco disclosed that the company’s secret jet-powered, high-subsonic unmanned air vehicle (UAV) will enter production by end of this business quarter.

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