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Indonesia’s new Air Force chief to investigate AW101 purchase

Posted on February 8, 2017 by alert5

Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto has promised to investigate the purchase of a AgustaWestland AW101 despite the fact that the acquisition was rejected by President Joko Widodo twice.

Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

RAAF will attempt to bring 2 F-35As to Avalon airshow

Posted on February 8, 2017 by alert5

This year’s iteration of the Avalon airshow in Melbourne, Australia could see the debut of the Lockheed Martin F-35A in the country.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devante Williams [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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V-22 aerial refueling tanker to achieve IOC in 2019

Posted on February 8, 2017February 8, 2017 by alert5

By late 2019, the U.S. Marine Corps is expected to declare initial operational capability for the V-22 Aerial Refuelling System (VARS), starting with four Ospreys.

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USS Zumwalt could be deployed to South Korea

Posted on February 8, 2017February 7, 2017 by alert5

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, had proposed to forward deploy the U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer USS Zumwalt to South Korea.

By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America Petty Officer 3rd Class Emiline/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan reveals indigenous AESA radar

Posted on February 7, 2017 by alert5

At a ceremony to sign a memorandum between the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) and National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) for the indigenous advance jet trainer, a model of NCSIST’s in-house AESA radar was shown to the public for the first time.