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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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A330 MRTT still available as new built aircraft after closure of A330-200 line

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

Airbus Military has assured that the A330 MRTT aerial tanker will be offered as new built aircraft after 2020 despite the A330-200 production line being close after 2019.

By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. David Robinson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F/A-18C from VMFA-232 crashed in U.K. while returning home from Middle East

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

A F/A-18C from VMFA-232 crashed near Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England while returning to its home base at MCAS Miramar on Oct. 21. The pilot was killed in the crash.

By U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Cherie A.Thurlby. (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=5569) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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