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Russia fighter was trying to evade SAM when it entered Turkish airspace

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 by alert5

Russian Air Force commander Viktor Bondarev told Komsomolskaya Pravda daily that one of his fighter that entered Turkish airspace last month was trying to evade a surface-to-air missile system.

Russian military aircraft at Latakia, Syria (12)
Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Jeppesen to provide U.S. Air Force With iPad-based EFB Services

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 by alert5

U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has selected Jeppesen to provide iPad-based electronic flight bag (EFB) services for approximately 1,160 Mobility Air Force aircraft.

Electronic Flight Bag
Photo: USAF
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Kuwait getting 14 Sniper ATPs for its Hornets

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 by alert5

Kuwait has been cleared by the Obama administration to buy 14 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to install on its F/A-18 fleet.

ANAAQ-33 Sniper XR
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two Italian pilots completed their initial training flight in the F-35

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 by alert5

Two Italian pilots have completed their initial training flight in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base on Nov. 5.

Italian F-35 pilot
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ridge Shan
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Just one qualified C-130 flight engineer for Afghan Air Force

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 by alert5

There is only one qualified C-130 flight engineer in the entire Afghan Air Force, who regularly work 14 hour days.

Airmen advise Afghan C-130 operations 140310-F-XT249-018
By Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1184771) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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