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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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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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