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A400M performs first helicopter air-to-air dry contacts

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by alert5

Airbus says the A400M has successfully achieved its first helicopter air-to-air refueling contacts with a H225M.

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USAF is looking at using the C-5M for medevac missions

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by alert5

Air Mobility Command has started evaluations on turning the C-5M cargo plane into a flying hospital for large-scale aeromedical evacuation.

U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation team members participate in a training scenerio during a C-5M Super Galaxy AE proof of concept flight from Scott AFB, Illinois, Dec. 5, 2018. Active Duty, Reserve and Delaware Air National Guard Airmen worked together during the PoC to test the cargo compartment of the C-5M with the goal of establishing the aircraft as part of the universal qualification training program for all AE crews. If approved and certified, the C-5M will have the capability to move three times the current capacity in one mission compared to other AE platforms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joey Swafford)

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GQM-163A test-fired from East Coast for the first time

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has successfully test-fired the GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST) from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in Virginia on Sept. 12.

Photo: NASA

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Sea-based version of TK-3 to undergo testing with Mk 41 VLS

Posted on September 25, 2019September 24, 2019 by alert5

According to Up Media, Taiwan will test-fire the sea-based variant of the Tien Kung-3 (TK-3) interceptor from a Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) later this year.

玄史生 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons