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First night flight of KC-46A

Posted on May 3, 2016 by alert5

The Boeing KC-46A tanker recently completed its night flight where it tested the exterior lighting.

KC46 first night flight
Photo: Boeing

Posted in Air Force, Industry, KC-X

JF-17 offered to Sri Lanka at $29 million a copy

Posted on May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 by alert5

According to the Sri Lanka Leader, Pakistan is offering the JF-17 fighter to Sri Lanka at $29 million each.

Pakistan Air Force Chengdu JF-17 Gu
By Shimin Gu [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Bayraktar UAV drops MAM-L for the first time

Posted on May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 by alert5

Turkey’s indigenous Bayraktar TB2 UAV successfully dropped a Roketsan MAM-L laser-guided glide bomb on Apr. 29.


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Posted in Industry, UAV

First flight of the Ka-62

Posted on April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 by alert5

The Kamov Ka-62 twin-engine helicopter has made its first flight on Apr. 28.

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Photo: Russian Helicopters
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Pakistan will have to pay more than $700 million for 8 F-16s

Posted on April 30, 2016 by alert5

An anonymous senior U.S. state department official told the BBC that the sale of eight F-16s to Pakistan will no longer be entitled to foreign military financing aid. This means that Islamabad will have to pay up more than $700 million to buy the jets.

Pakistani F-16
By United States Air Force (USAF news article (direct link)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Air Force, Industry

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