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HMS Ocean could be sold to Brazil

Posted on April 14, 2017 by alert5

Media outlets in Brazil and U.K. are reporting that the British is in talks to sell helicopter carrier HMS Ocean to Brazil for $100 million.

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Photo: LA(Phot) Bernie Henesy/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-16 drops an inert B61-12 nuclear bomb

Posted on April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 by alert5

Separation testing of the B61-12 nuclear bomb has started on the F-16 platform. An F-16 from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron released an inert bomb at the Nellis Test and Training Range Complex on Mar. 14.

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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brandi Hansen
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North Korea missiles’ key components came from China

Posted on April 14, 2017 by alert5

A U.N. expert team has concluded that parts needed to make North Korea’s missiles and rockets work are supplied by firms from China.

North Korean Unha-3 rocket at launch pad
By Sungwon Baik / VOA (North Korea Rocket Launch – Photo Galleries) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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GBU-43/B destroys ISIS-K tunnel complex in Afghanistan

Posted on April 14, 2017 by alert5

The first combat employment of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb has taken place in Afghanistan on Apr. 13.

MOABtest
By U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Mi-35M for Mali

Posted on April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 by alert5

It has emerged that Mali has placed an order for the Mi-35M attack helicopter. This photo was taken last month at Rostvertol plant in Rostov-on-Don.

Posted in Air Force

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