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Israel has until Jan. 11 to confirm F-16 sale to Croatia

Posted on January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 by alert5

Israel has until Jan. 11 to confirm with Croatia that it can sell its surplus F-16 fighters to the Balkan nation.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Australia will deliver two Hornets to Canada this spring

Posted on January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 by alert5

An official from Canada’s Department of National Defence has said that Australia will transfer two F/A-18 Hornets to Canada this spring.

By Duan Zhu [GFDL, GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Second GlobalEye has flown

Posted on January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 by alert5

Second Saab GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft has made its maiden flight on Jan. 3.

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#FighterFriday

Posted on January 4, 2019December 25, 2018 by alert5

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet from China Lake, California, takes off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Sentry Aloha 19-1, Dec. 18, 2018. Sentry Aloha provides U.S. warfighters with the skill sets necessary to perform homeland defense and overseas combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Taiwan said to be salvaging J85 turbojets for use on missiles

Posted on January 3, 2019 by alert5

A report from United Daily News says Taiwan is studying how to salvage functioning General Electric J85 small single-shaft turbojet engines from its F-5 fleet and reuse them on missiles.

Sanjay Acharya [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons

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