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Former Swiss astronaut to advice Defense Ministry on fighter procurement plan

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by alert5

The Swiss Defense Ministry has decided to tap former astronaut and military pilot Claude Nicollier to study its proposal to buy new fighters and an air defense system.

Claude Nicollier (1999, cropped)
NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Rolls-Royce to offer F130 turbofan for B-52 re-engine program, build them in Indiana

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by alert5

Rolls-Royce will offer the F130 engine for the US Air Force B-52 re-engine program and has chosen its facility in Indianapolis to build the engine if selected.


Credit: Rolls-Royce
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Belarus transfers four MiG-29s to Serbia

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by alert5

Belarus has transferred four MiG-29s to Serbia at Baranovichi, Brest Oblas on Feb. 25.


Photo: Belarus Ministry of Defense
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#TankerTuesday

Posted on February 26, 2019February 23, 2019 by alert5

The 313th Airlift Squadron carried out its first aerial refueling with the KC-46A on Jan. 29 for the first time.


Credit: USAF

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Cajun Scholarship established

Posted on February 25, 2019 by alert5

A scholarship in memory of the late U.S. Air Force Thunderbird pilot Maj. Stephen “Cajun” Del Bagno has been established by the nonprofit National Air, Sea & Space Foundation.

U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Boitz

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