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Germany plans to invest $73 million to upgrade facilities at İncirlik airbase, Turkey

Posted on April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 by alert5

Der Spiegel reported that Berlin intends to spend $73 million to upgrade the facilities at Incirlik airbase in Turkey for its Luftwaffe detachment.

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Posted in Air Force

RoCAF to get another two IDFs

Posted on April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 by alert5

Two IDF fighters that were assigned to flight test duties with CSIST will be transferred back to the RoCAF. This allows the fleet size to grow to 129 aircraft.

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Posted in Air Force

Pentagon wants the V-22 to have MC-12 capability

Posted on April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 by alert5

The DoD has issued a notice to modify the V-22 so that a 18-inch gimbaled multispectral sensor can be lowered from the tilt-rotor’s cargo hold well.

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Posted in Air Force, Marines

Taiwan’s indigenous advanced jet trainer nicknamed blue magpie

Posted on April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 by alert5

AIDC has given the nickname, blue magpie, to its XT-5 advanced jet trainer concept. The bird lives in the mountains of Taiwan and is very defensive of its nest, thus AIDC considered it as an appropriate name for the jet.

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U.S. Navy’s last active-duty MiG killer has retired

Posted on April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 by alert5

The last active-duty U.S. Navy aviator to shot down an enemy aircraft, Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox, has retired on Apr. 22. Fox and his wingman, Lt. Nick Mongillo, were on a bombing mission on Jan. 17, 1991, when they were vectored to shot down approaching Iraqi MiG-21s.

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