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Indonesia’s ex-Air Force chief questioned by graft busters

Posted on January 4, 2018 by alert5

The former Indonesian Air Force chief of staff Agus Supriatna turned up at Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission on Jan. 3 to answer questions regarding the purchase of a AW101 helicopter.

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SpaceX will attempt to launch Zuma payload on Jan. 5

Posted on January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 by alert5

SpaceX will be making an bid to send the top-secret Zuma payload into low Earth orbit on Jan. 5. The previous attempt to do that last November was canceled by the space launch company.

By SpaceX [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bangladesh Mi-171Sh crashes with high-ranking Kuwaiti officers on board

Posted on January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 by alert5

Kuwait Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Mohammad Al-Khuder and Kuwait Naval Forces Commander Maj. Gen. Khalid Mahmud Abdullah escaped serious injuries when their Bangladesh Air Force Mi-171Sh helicopter crashed inside a Border Guard Bangladesh camp in Sreemangal town on Jan. 3.

Photo: Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense
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Denmark to take over NATO Air Policing mission in Baltic next week

Posted on January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 by alert5

Denmark will send F-16s to Zokniai air base in Lithuania on Jan. 5 as it takes over the NATO Air Policing mission from the U.S. F-15 contingent there.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (F16 – RIAT 2008Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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