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Embraer sold six A-29s to undisclosed customer

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by alert5

Embraer says it has sold six A-29s to an undisclosed customer and the aircraft will be delivered by 2018.

By US Air Force from USA (A-29 Super Tucano) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Ka-52 that strafed bystanders was involved in second incident 25 minutes later

Posted on October 17, 2017 by alert5

It has emerged that a Ka-52 attack helicopter that strafed bystanders during the Zapad military drills last month had another firing incident 25 minutes after the first occurrence.

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Hurricane Irma forces VFA-125 to shift carrier qualification testing

Posted on October 17, 2017 by alert5

VFA-125 has been forced to abandon its plan to carry out carrier qualification testing aboard USS Abraham Lincoln due to Hurricane Irma.

By Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Dill (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2218556) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Korea to develop indigenous version of Iron Dome

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by alert5

South Korea’s military has determined that the country will develop its own version of the Iron Dome missile interception system instead of buying it from Israel.

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