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107th FS A-10s return home from deployment

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

Ten A-10s with 107th Fighter Squadron return home to Selfridge Air National Guard Base on Oct. 22 after a six-month deployment overseas.

U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa
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Il-78M-90A to make first flight in 2016

Posted on October 28, 2015 by alert5

The modernized Il-78M-90A aerial refueling tanker will be making its first flight in 2016, the general director of JSC “Aviastar-SP” said.

By Aleksander Markin (Super flight) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Obama could send as many as 8 AH-64s back to Iraq

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

The Pentagon has recommended to the White House that up to eight AH-64 attack helicopters are to be sent to Iraq as part of a package of new assistance programs to counter ISIL.

By SSGT SUZANNE M. JENKINS, USAF (Defense Imagery) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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After a eight-month pause, KC-390 resumes flying

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

The KC-390 has resumed its flight test program after a hiatus of eight months due to a fifty percent devaluation of the Brazilian currency.

By Ministério da Defesa (Apresentação KC-390) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Apparently, AH-64E’s tail rotor gear box is rusting in Taiwan’s climate

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

Taiwan found out that its new AH-64Es’ tail rotor gearboxes were corroding in the hot and humid climate in March and steps have been taken to solve the problem.

By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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