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Indonesia’s envoy in Moscow says talks are ongoing for 8 Su-35s

Posted on June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 by alert5

Indonesia’s Ambassador in Moscow, Mohamad Wahid Supriyadi, told RIA Novosti on Jun. 8 that his country is still in talks to buy eight Su-35 fighters.

By Aleksandr Medvedev (http://russianplanes.net/id78098) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iwakuni Hornets at Eielson AFB for RF-A 16-2

Posted on June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 by alert5

VMFA (AW)-242 and VMFA-314 deployed their F/A-18s and Marines from MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to participate in exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet assigned to Fixed Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, taxis past a Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, June 7, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. In addition to enabling joint and international units to work side-by-side, RF-A allows coalition forces to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

Vietnam’s KCT 15 anti-ship missile program

Posted on June 9, 2016 by alert5

The folks over at the International Institute for Strategic Studies have written a piece on Vietnam’s indigenous KCT 15 anti-ship missile program that can trace its lineage to the Russian Zvezda-Strela 3M24 Uran.

Canada brought its CC-130J to Edwards AFB for electronic warfare testing

Posted on June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 by alert5

Canada wanted to know how well the ALR-56M radar warning receiver would fit with the Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite and aircraft mission computer on the CC-130J during the Block 7 upgrade. For that purpose, it flew one aircraft to the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base to find out.

U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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USAF A-10s, F-16s are now firing the APKWS in Afghanistan, Iraq

Posted on June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has acquired the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets for its A-10s and F-16s operating in Afghanistan and Iraq under an urgent field requirement.

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