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C-119 that participated in Battle of Chosin Reservoir saved from scrap yard

Posted on January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 by alert5

A Fairchild C-119B, #48-0352, was supposed to be turned into scrap metal but the Air Mobility Command Museum managed to rescue it in time at Edwards Air Force Base.

AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia
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Posted in Air Force

Japan trying to sell Kawasaki P-1, C-2 to New Zealand

Posted on January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 by alert5

Japan’s defense industry has thrown its hat into New Zealand’s transport and maritime patrol aircraft competition by offering the Kawasaki P-1 and C-2 to Wellington.

C-2 (08-1201,68-1203)
By 防衛装備庁(ATLA) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Industry

Russian Navy to replace Ka-29 with Ka-52K, inducting ship-based UAVs

Posted on January 3, 2017 by alert5

The long-term plan of the Russian Navy is to induct ship-based unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Russian naval aviation chief, Maj. Gen. Igor Kozhin, said.

Russian Navy, Kamov, Ka-52K (21444723505)
Автор Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia (Russian Navy, Kamov, Ka-52K) [CC BY-SA 2.0], undefined
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Posted in Navy, UAV

Dutch F-16s arrive in Lithuania for NATO Baltic Air Policing mission

Posted on January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 by alert5

Four Dutch F-16s have arrived at Lithuania’s Siauliai airbase where they will assume the NATO Baltic Air Policing duties from the French Air Force on Jan. 5.

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Photo: Lithuania Defense Ministry
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Posted in Air Force

South Korean Marines will soon be armed with the LOGIR

Posted on January 2, 2017January 2, 2017 by alert5

After years of development, South Korea’s Marine Corps will soon be replacing its 90 mm coastal defense guns with the Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket (LOGIR)


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Posted in Marines

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