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Fixed-wing variant of APKWS delivered to VMA-233 in theater

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has delivered the first fixed-wing aircraft variant of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) to VMA-233 in theater.

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Photo: U.S. Navy
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Swedish Air Force tests new method for disperse operation with just 6 ground crew and 2 vehicles

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

The Swedish Air Force’s F 21 Wing recently tested a new concept of disperse operation by having just six ground crew and two vehicles.

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Photo: Louise Levin/Försvarsmakten

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Posted in Air Force

Bulgaria to buy up to 19 fighters

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

The Bulgarian government has approved a plan to buy up to 19 fighter aircraft for its air force. A separate budget to keep eight MiG-29As and two MiG-29UBs airworthy was also approved.

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By Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Air Force

RAF has tested BriteCloud from a Tornado

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

In the United States last October, the Royal Air Force successfully carried trials of the BriteCloud decoy from a Tornado GR4 fighter bomber.

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By Selex ES [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia hopes to sell Yak-130 in Latin America

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

An official from Russia’s Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation said he hopes air forces in Latin American will consider the Yak-130 when renewing their fleet.

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Konflikty.pl [Attribution or Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
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