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Official photos of Mali’s first two Mi-35Ms

Posted on October 5, 2017 by alert5

Mali’s Presidential office has released images of the first two Mi-35M attack helicopters that were delivered to the country last month.

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Photos: Mali’s Presidential office
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Uzbekistan signals interest in Su-30SM

Posted on October 4, 2017 by alert5

Russian business daily Kommersant reported on Oct. 4 that Uzbekistan has a list of weapons to buy from Moscow and one of the items is the Su-30SM.

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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Su-30SM) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Cost and performance killed the Lavi

Posted on October 4, 2017 by alert5

Kobi Richter, the former Israeli Air Force Weapons Department head, wrote this op-ed on why he had supported the decision to cancel the indigenous Lavi fighter.

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By MathKnight (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Sole civilian Sea Hornet being restored to flying condition

Posted on October 4, 2017 by alert5

Pioneer Aero Ltd in New Zealand has taken up the challenge to restore the only civilian Sea Hornet F.20 TT193 to flying status. Hit the link below for the full report by Warbird News.

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By Crown Copyright [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Heritage

RSAF exercise in New Zealand was disrupted by Auckland fuel crisis

Posted on October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 by alert5

A spokesperson from New Zealand’s Defence Force confirmed that the Singapore F-16 detachment had to halt its flying training on Sept. 19 and 20 due to the jet fuel crisis in Auckland.


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