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Four A-29s arrived in Kabul

Posted on March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 by alert5

Four A-29 attack aircraft arrived at Kabul, Afghanistan on Mar. 20. The Afghan Air Force now has 12 aircraft for the upcoming 2017 fighting season.

Four A-29 Super Tucanos arrive in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 20, 2017, before the beginning of the 2017 fighting season. The aircraft will bolster the Afghan Air Force's inventory from eight to 12 A-29s in country. Airmen from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air, as part of Resolute Support Mission, work in tandem with their Afghan counterparts fostering a working relationship and fortifying confidence in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan) — Four A-29 Super Tucanos arrive in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 20, 2017, before the beginning of the 2017 fighting season. The aircraft will bolster the Afghan Air Force’s inventory from eight to 12 A-29s in country. Airmen from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air, as part of Resolute Support Mission, work in tandem with their Afghan counterparts fostering a working relationship and fortifying confidence in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

Lockheed Martin claims it can deliver T-50A two years ahead of schedule

Posted on March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 by alert5

Lockheed Martin disclosed during the company’s annual media day that it can deliver its T-50A to meet the U.S. Air Force’s T-X project two years ahead of schedule.

Photo: Lockheed Martin
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AH-1Zs, UH-1Ys in Japan are now equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks

Posted on March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 by alert5

HMLA-267 carried out a four-day mission that took them to various places in Japan recently in order to test the effectiveness of the new auxiliary fuel tank for the unit’s AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez
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First export contract for BrahMos could be signed this year

Posted on March 22, 2017 by alert5

A Russian executive working for Brahmos Aerospace told TASS at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition that the first export contract for the supersonic cruise missile could be signed this year.

By Anirvan Shukla (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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