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F-35s surpass 100,000 flight hours

Posted on July 25, 2017July 25, 2017 by alert5

The Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours, the company annonced in a press release on Jul. 24.

BF-3 FLT 638. External AIM-132 ASRAAM launch. Lt Col Tom Fields was the pilot on 17 May 2017.
BF-3 FLT 638. External AIM-132 ASRAAM launch. Lt Col Tom Fields was the pilot on 17 May 2017. Lockheed Martin photo by Andy “Bones” Wolfe

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Scandal at KAI put F-35, KF-X programs in the spotlight

Posted on July 25, 2017 by alert5

The current investigation into corruption at Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has been seen by many in South Korea as a probe into defense programs initiated under former President Park Geun-hye.


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Indonesia keen on getting the C-130J

Posted on July 24, 2017 by alert5

Indonesian Air Force chief Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has revealed that the South East Asian country is keen on getting the Lockheed Martin C-130J transport.

2016 International Marrakech Air Show (3)
By United States government [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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China buys 4 Mi-171Es at MAKS 2017

Posted on July 22, 2017 by alert5

Rosoboronexport disclosed that China has ordered four Mi-171E helicopters during the MAKS 2017 airshow and these rotorcraft will be delivered in 2018.

PLA Mil Mi-17-1 at Chelyabinsk Shagol Air Base
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Angola might take over final 6 Su-30Ks

Posted on July 22, 2017July 21, 2017 by alert5

A report by Kommersant on Jul. 21 said Angola is negotiating to buy the six unsold Su-30K fighters. The African country had bought twelve former Indian Air Force Su-30Ks back in 2013.

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