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Canada does not have enough personnel to operate its fighter aircraft

Posted on November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 by alert5

Canada’s auditor general Michael Ferguson has warned that the country does not have enough pilots and technicians required to operate the CF-18 fleet.

2009 CF-18 Demo Hronet Flypast Gatineau

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Embraer successfully completes KC-390 troop unloading and evacuation tests

Posted on November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 by alert5

Embraer says it has successfully completed the troop unloading, evacuation by hatch and evacuation tests through the front and rear doors of the KC-390 at Brasília Air Force Base, Brazil recently.


Photo:Embraer
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Watch how these guys took a M61 canon and mount it on a Toyota Prius

Posted on November 22, 2018 by alert5

Posted in Air Force

Israel selects the F-15IA

Posted on November 21, 2018 by alert5

Ynetnews reports that Israel has decided on getting the F-15IA to supplement its F-35 fleet.

F-15I Ra'am refule
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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India selects Igla-S

Posted on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 by alert5

Russia’s Interfax has reported that India has selected the Igla-S for its Army’s Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) man-portable air defense (MANPAD) missile competition.

Missile 9M342 (Igla-S)
Vitaly V. Kuzmin [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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