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EMD-1 is now flying in receiver formation behind KC-10, KC-135 at Edwards

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

The first KC-46A prototype, EMD-1, arrived at Edwards Air Force base on Oct. 15 for two-weeks of Ground Effects and Fuel Onload Fatigue testing.

U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula
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Rare look at Vietnam’s UAV workshop

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

A rare look at Vietnam’s Air Defence Technical Institute where various types of unmanned aerial vehicles are undergoing research for operational deployment.

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Indian Air Force Mi-17 makes emergency landing in populated area

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

The crew of a Indian Air Force Mi-17 brought the helicopter down to land in a residential area in Mumbai on Oct. 21 after encountering issues with the rotorcraft’s hydraulic systems.

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USAF confirm MQ-1 crash in Turkey

Posted on October 22, 2015 by alert5

U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs has release a statement that confirmed the crash of a MQ-1 in Turkey on Oct. 19.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Lt Col Leslie Pratt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lockheed Martin won the Long Range Discrimination Radar contract

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

Lockheed Martin Corp has won a contract valued at $784 million to develop, deploy, test, and operate a Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska.

Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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