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Saab to upgrade RTAF’s Air Command and Control System

Posted on August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 by alert5

The Royal Thai Air Force has given Saab a contract to upgrade its Air Command and Control System which is based on Saab’s 9AIR C4I.

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#FighterFriday

Posted on August 10, 2018August 4, 2018 by alert5

An A-10C Thunderbolt II, from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, takes off in front of the Kandahar International Airport, on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2018. The A-10 flew in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel providing aide to Afghan forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)

India’s CAG slams DRDO AEW&CS project

Posted on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 by alert5

India’s Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted several problems with the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) project.

By Pritishp333 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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F-22s deployed to Spangdahlem AFB

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alert5

The 95th Fighter Squadron has once again deployed it F-22 fighter to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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U.S. Navy helicopter aircrewman killed in fuel tank accident

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alert5

A U.S. Navy helicopter aircrewman was killed and another one injured when a fuel tank from a HH-60 helicopter detached and landed both of them.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ahron Arendes (United States Navy) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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