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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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Posted in Air Force, Industry

KAI’s CEO offers to resign

Posted on July 21, 2017 by alert5

The CEO of Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI), Ha Sung-yong, has offered to step down amidst the Surion utility helicopter scandal.


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UAC in talks with Russian defense ministry for delivery of 12 PAK FAs in 2019

Posted on July 21, 2017July 20, 2017 by alert5

UAC President Yury Slyusar said on Jul. 19 that his firm is in talks with the Russian Defense Ministry for delivery of 12 PAK FA fighters in 2019.

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JASSM-ER getting a new wing

Posted on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has given $37.7 million to Lockheed Martin for the “continued development of a new wing design for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER)”, the company’s press release said.

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By Marco Jansen (Photograph by me) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The birth of the Cobra

Posted on July 19, 2017 by alert5

Air & Space Magazine spoke to former Bell engineer Mike Folse, the man who created the AH-1 attack helicopter. Link to the story is below.

Bell AH-1 Cobra prototype flight
Source: Redstone Arsenal archives

Posted in Army, Heritage, Industry

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