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Slovakia selects F-16

Posted on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has beaten Saab for the contract to supply new fighter jets to Slovakia. The country will be buying 14 F-16 Block 70/72s.

Graphic: Lockheed Martin

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VMM-363 has return to Hawaii with 7 Ospreys

Posted on July 12, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

Seven MV-22s assigned to VMM-363 arrived at their new home station at MCAS Kaneohe Bay on Jul. 7.

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Japanese aviation defense contractors are exiting the business

Posted on July 11, 2018 by alert5

A report by Bloomberg says Japanese defense contractors are not keen to stay in the aviation sector as Tokyo buys more and more military aviation equipment from United States.

By Hunini [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons

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F-35 vs A-10 CAS fly-off has commenced

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

A fly-off between the F-35 and A-10 in the close air support (CAS) role started on Jul. 5 and is expected to end on Jul. 12.

A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II streaks by as a 75th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II undergoes preflight checks prior to a Combat Hammer sortie Nov. 2, at Eglin AFB, Fla. A-10s, F-16s, F-22s and MQ-9s visited the base to participate in the 53rd Wing exercise. The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron’s Combat Hammer is a weapons system evaluation program for air-to-ground munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Colombian Kfirs at Davis-Monthan AFB

Posted on July 11, 2018 by alert5

Colombian Kfirs showed up at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base last week to train with the 162nd Wing.

A Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter jet taxis after landing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 5, 2018. Six Colombian Kfirs from the Combat Squadron No. 111, arrived to train with the 162nd Wing’s F-16s in preparation for Red Flag 18-3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

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