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Spanish CN-235 air drop Seahawk part to frigate off the coast of Somalia

Posted on October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 by alert5

Spanish frigate ESPS Victoria received a vital maintenance part for its Seahawk helicopter with help from a CN-235 off the coast of Somalia recently.

Photo: EU NAVFOR
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Sukhoi handed over another batch of Su-34s

Posted on October 29, 2015 by alert5

Sukhoi handed over another batch of Su-34 fighter bombers to the Russian Air and Space Force on Oct. 28.

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JLENS broke free from mooring

Posted on October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 by alert5

The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) broke free from its mooring station in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland on Oct. 28 and later came down in the vicinity of Moreland Township, Pennsylvania.

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First Russian serviceman to die in Syria

Posted on October 29, 2015October 28, 2015 by alert5

A 19 year-old assigned to a Russia Su-25 unit now deployed to Syria has died there on Oct. 24. Vadim Kostenko is said to have hanged himself because of a relationship problem with his girlfriend. He is the first Russian serviceman confirmed to have died in Syria after Moscow started air strikes in the country.

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RCAF C-130 refuels Italian Tornado

Posted on October 29, 2015October 28, 2015 by alert5

A Royal Canadian Air Force C-130 crew had the opportunity to aerial refuel a Italian Air Force Tornado fighter bomber over Trapani Air Base in Sicily during Exercise Trident Juncture 2015.