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India, Russia close to agreeing on setting up Su-30 spare parts hub in India

Posted on January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 by alert5

Sputnik reports that Moscow and New Delhi are close to finalzing an agreement for a logistic hub in India that will provide crucial Su-30 spare parts to the Indian Air Force.

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By Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Textron AirLand hasn’t decided whether to compete for T-X contract

Posted on January 5, 2017 by alert5

Textron AirLand told The Eagle in an email that the company is still studying the recently publish T-X request for proposal and it does not “have a decision to share at this time.”

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Photo: Textron AirLand

Posted in Industry

U.S. Marines carried out secret rescue of S.O. troop in Libya

Posted on January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 by alert5

Details on a secret mission to evacuate an injured Special Operations troop in Libya last year by the U.S. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa (SP-MAGTF-CR-AF) has now emerge.

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38 North: No missile silo at Pumyong-dong

Posted on January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 by alert5

A recent Voice of America article suggested that North Korea has built itself a missile silo at Pumyong-dong. The folks at 38 North did their own analysis and concluded that there is no missile silo there.

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Posted in Space

F-35C might have to redesign its nose gear

Posted on January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 by alert5

Lee Hudson from Inside Defense reports that the Pentagon has established a “red team” last September to investigate issues with the F-35C’s nose gear.

F-35C Lightning II from Squadron (VX) 23 prepares to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
By U.S. Navy photo byMass Communication Specialist Seaman Anderson W. Branch [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Navy

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