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UAE buys $684 million worth of Paveway LGBs

Posted on November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 by alert5

Raytheon secured a $684.4 million contract from UAE to supply GBU-10 and GBU-12 laser guided bombs.

By Georges Seguin (Okki) (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

RSK MiG in talks with more than 30 countries on the MiG-35

Posted on November 15, 2017 by alert5

Director General of RSK MiG, Ilya Tarasenko, told Bloomberg during an interview at the Dubai airshow that his company has approached more than 30 countries regarding the MiG-35.

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Luftwaffe, USAF crew chief exchange at Blue Flag 17

Posted on November 15, 2017 by alert5

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Noah Luis Rivera, left, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, shows a German air force crew chief, right, how he prepares a F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, for a day of flying during Blue Flag 17 at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 7. This biennial exercise, hosted by Israel, is designed to further improve interoperability and strengthen relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Abby L. Finkel)

Kazakhstan Su-30SMs to escort Russian Tu-95s during war games

Posted on November 15, 2017 by alert5

Su-30SMs from Kazakhstan will be escorting Russian Tu-95 bombers during an exercise for the Collective Rapid Reaction Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Tajikistan.

Photo: Irkut
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