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U.S. Army ditching the Multiple Missile Launcher as it reboots the IFPC

Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Army has decided that it needs to do a restart for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability program and will abandon the Multiple Missile Launcher and design a new one that can accomdate bigger missiles.

Photo: U.S. Army

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USAF resumes acceptance of KC-46A

Posted on March 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force is accepting new KC-46A tankers from Boeing again, after suspending delivery on Feb. 20 due to quality assurance issues.
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A KC-46 Pegasus lands on the runway of the 97th Air Mobility Wing for the first time Feb. 8, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Altus AFB is the premiere training location for the KC-46 and will train both pilots and boom operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Norman)

New variant of Y-20 could make its debut this year

Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 by alert5

A new variant of the Xian Y-20 transport plane could be making its debut this year, a Y-20 pilot has disclosed.

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Spirit of Ostra Brama transferred to Poland

Posted on March 13, 2019 by alert5

A Dakota C-47 that ferried Polish World War Two Commander-in-Chief Gen. Kazimierz Sosnkowski has been transferred from Canada to Poland.

Photo: Polish Consul General in Toronto
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USMC requesting for three MQ-9s

Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps has requested to buy three MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicles in the fiscal year 2020 budget request.

Syracuse, NY – A remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper operated by the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing flies a routine training mission over Central New York on October 23, 2016. The California Air National Guard has been using MQ-9s as an eye-in-the-sky to help firefighters focus their efforts in fighthing the massive Thomas Fire. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Eric Miller/released)

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