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Recertified and modernized Tomahawks will be designated as Block V

Posted on January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has disclosed that recertified and modernized Tomahawk cruise missiles will be given the Block V designation.

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#TankerThursday

Posted on January 31, 2019 by alert5

The crew of a new KC-46 Pegasus aerial-refueling aircraft practice making refueling hose connections with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Washington, January 22, 2019. Team Fairchild’s 384th Air Refueling Squadron was the first to train with the newly-produced aircraft to train pilots and boom operators to work with the new refueling aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

Shoigu inspects upgraded Su-30SM at Irkutsk

Posted on January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by alert5

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the Irkutsk aviation plant on Jan. 30 and he had a closeup look at a modernized Su-30SM.

Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Video of Russian Su-27 intercepting USN P-8A

Posted on January 30, 2019 by alert5

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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