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Russia wants to barter Sukhois for rubber with Indonesia

Posted on May 16, 2017 by alert5

According to this article by Kontan, Russia is keen to on importing crumb rubber from Indonesia and will barter with Sukhoi fighters for it.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Sukhoi Su-35S) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Plan to land RQ-4 at Robins AFB postponed

Posted on May 16, 2017May 15, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force had planned to bring a RQ-4 to Robins Air Force Base last week but had to ditch the plan due to technical difficulties.

By John Schwab [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan’s S-2T to make final flight

Posted on May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 by alert5

The last remaining combat-code S-2Ts in Asia will soon fade into history. The Republic of China Air Force will fly the Grumman submarine hunter for the last time on May 18.

Photo: RoCAF
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A-29 to participate in OA-X experiment

Posted on May 15, 2017May 14, 2017 by alert5

Sierra Nevada Corporation announced on May 12 that it will partner with Embraer to bring the latter’s A-29 Super Tucano to the U.S. Air Force’s Capability Assessment of Non-Developmental Light Attack Platforms, a.k.a OA-X.

By USA Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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