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Norway interested in 5-6 P-8As

Posted on July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 by alert5

A high-ranking U.S. Navy officer told Reuters that Norway is interested in acquiring between five to six Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.

P-8A of VP-5 over the Philippine Sea in September 2014
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Portuguese Air Force C-130 crashed

Posted on July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 by alert5

A Portuguese Air Force C-130H crashed on takeoff from Montijo Air Base, Portugal on Jul. 11. Three on board were killed with another person injured.

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By Rafael Vieira (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Air Force

Hardware modification for KC-46A’s boom implemented, under testing

Posted on July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 by alert5

Boeing has added two bypass valves to the flying boom on the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker to fix axial load issues when refueling large aircraft.

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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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Posted in Air Force, Industry, KC-X

Stratcom confirmed North Korea launched KN-11 on Jul. 8

Posted on July 11, 2016 by alert5

A press release by the Pentagon says Pyongyang launched a KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile on Jul. 8 and it was detected and tracked by U.S. Strategic Command.

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Photo: Rodong News
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Posted in Navy, Space

Raytheon developing MALD for carriage on F/A-18E/F

Posted on July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 by alert5

Raytheon has secured funding to modify its ADM-160 MALD (Miniature Air-Launched Decoy) for carriage on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F.

F-16 carrying MALD
By U.S. Air Force (ID:DFSD0108201 / 990702F9448S009) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Industry, Navy

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