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HAL’s proposal to build 83 Tejas found non-compliant

Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by alert5

The Indian Air Force has complained that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) proposal for supply of 83 Tejas fighters is non-compliant with the tender requirements.

Venkat Mangudi [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Japan cleared to buy two AEGIS systems

Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the potential sale of two AEGIS Weapon Systems (AWS) to Japan.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

Photo by Mark Wright

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L-159 cutaway

Posted on January 30, 2019 by alert5

Graphic: Aero Vodochody

First female pilot for the USAF F-16 Viper Demonstration Team

Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by alert5

Capt. Zoe “SiS” Kotnik has been certified by Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, as the new F-16 Viper Demonstration Team pilot and commander on Jan. 29.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reaves

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Thousands of strangers turn up at military burial of USAF veteran

Posted on January 30, 2019January 29, 2019 by alert5

United States Air Force Veteran Joseph Walker had no family member to attend his funeral at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery on Jan. 28. The cemetery asked people to attend his military burial and thousands of strangers turned up to honor and remember him.