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Kazakhstan could become first export customer of Il-76MD-90

Posted on August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 by alert5

Kazakhstan is in discussions with Russia to buy the Il-76MD-90 cargo plane and the country will become the first export customer for the aircraft if talks are successful, Kommersant reported.

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CF-18 intercepts B-52 during Polar Roar

Posted on August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 by alert5

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) coordinated intercept and safe passage escort procedures during exercise Polar Roar on Aug. 1.

Lockheed Martin’s MHTK completes second test flight

Posted on August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 by alert5

Lockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched in an engineering demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on Jul. 29, as part of the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center’s (AMRDEC) Extended Area Protection and Survivability (EAPS) program.

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JMSDF planes and ships are searching for remnants of North Korean ballistic missile

Posted on August 4, 2016 by alert5

So far, the USN is happy with having the V-22 in COD role

Posted on August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 by alert5

Three MV-22Bs from VMX-1 and one from HMX-1 were busy out at sea aboard USS Carl Vinson as the sailing branch conducted a two-week “proof of concept” experiment to show how the V-22 affects flight operations aboard a nuclear-powered carrier in its COD role.

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