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A-10 pilot awarded Joe Foss Award for Excellence

Posted on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 by alert5

For the first time since 2013, the Daedalians – a national military aviation organization – has awarded the Joe Foss Award for Excellence. The recipient is Maj. Brett DeVries, a A-10 pilot with the 107th Fighter Squadron.

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Norwegian general discloses information about Russian mock attack on radar station

Posted on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 by alert5

During his speech at Oslo Military Society on Mar. 5, Director of the Norwegian Intelligence Service discloses how last year, nine Russian military aircraft conducted a mock attack on the Globus 2 radar station in Vardø.

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Jordan, Qatar have place orders for the DB-110

Posted on March 7, 2018 by alert5

Jordan and Qatar have emerged as the latest customers for the DB-110 reconnaissance pod. The Pentagon announced in a filing on Mar. 5 that the deals, worth $51.2 million, come under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that was signed this year with the U.S. Air Force.

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