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Boeing has rolled out first AH-64E for South Korea

Posted on November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 by alert5

A roll out ceremony was held for South Korea’s first AH-64E attack helicopter at Boeing’s Mesa plant in Arizona on Nov. 2.

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USAF F-15s complete 2nd Israeli ‘Blue Flag’

Posted on November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 by alert5

The 493rd Fighter Squadron, assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, has completed its participation in Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Oct. 18-29.

U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lieutenant Kellie Rizer
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Lockheed Martin gets contract for continued development of canister-launched UAV

Posted on November 4, 2015 by alert5

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $4.6 million contract for the continued development of a maritime canister-launched small unmanned aerial vehicle based on the Vector Hawk.

Photo: Lockheed Martin

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More work needs to be done to certify A400M for refueling helicopters

Posted on November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 by alert5

Airbus Defense & Space has admitted that the A400M in its current configuration is not able to refuel helicopters. The ability to refuel helicopters was touted as a key capability for the transport aircraft.

By Ronnie Macdonald (Flickr: Airbus A400M 06) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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