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RoKAF lifts KF-16 flying ban

Posted on April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 by alert5

The Republic of Korea Air Force has resume partial flying operations for the KF-16 on Apr. 4. A ban was implement last week after a KF-16D crashed on Mar. 30.

By Doo Ho Kim (http://www.flickr.com/photos/titicat/3810451257/) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Former Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk moving to a new home

Posted on April 5, 2016 by alert5

Former Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk was towed from its home of 16-years in Shenzhen, China on Apr. 2 and will be heading to a new aircraft carrier theme park in Nantong, Jiangsu province.

By 颐园新居 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Israel wants to develop conformal fuel tanks for the F-35

Posted on April 5, 2016 by alert5

A report from Defense News says Israeli defense and industry sources are hoping to design and build conformal fuel tanks for the F-35.

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U.S. Army’s last operational OH-58Ds will be making a formation flight over Fayetteville today

Posted on April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 by alert5

The last U.S. Army unit to operate the OH-68D in the continental United States will bring all its 30 rotor-craft to downtown Fayetteville as the unit prepares to deploy to South Korea.

Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez
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