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Canada to withdraw CF-18s from Romania next month

Posted on December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 by alert5

Canada will withdraw the four CF-18 Hornets that it has deployed to Constanta, Romania since September. The jets are scheduled to depart next month.

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By John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia said to have tested RS-28 Sarmat ICBM for the first time

Posted on December 29, 2017 by alert5

Russian news outlet Mk.ru reported that the RS-28 Sarmat liquid-fueled, MIRV-equipped, intercontinental ballistic missile has been tested for the first time.

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Graphic: Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
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U.S. has given Nigeria letter of offer for 12 A-29s

Posted on December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. ambassador to Nigeria has given the country letters of offer and acceptance for 12 A-29 light attack aircraft.

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By US Air Force from USA (A-29 Super Tucano) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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How the F-35 got its name

Posted on December 28, 2017 by alert5

Posted in Air Force, Industry, Marines, Navy

Bangladesh Air Force lost two Yak-130s in mid-air collision

Posted on December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 by alert5

A pair of Bangladesh Air Force Yak-130s crashed in the evening of Dec. 27 in Cox’s Bazar District. Both jets are believed to have collided in mid-air.


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