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27 MGM-52 Lance missiles rediscovered after sitting there at Redstone Arsenal for many years

Posted on October 22, 2015October 21, 2015 by alert5

Sometime after the U.S. Army retired the MGM-52 Lance tactical ballistic missile in 1992, 27 of them ended up at Redstone Arsenal and were forgotten until 2014.

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Posted in Army

South Korea to receive first pair of Global Hawks in 2018

Posted on October 22, 2015October 21, 2015 by alert5

South Korea will get two Global Hawks in 2018, followed by another two in 2019. Northrop Grumman told Flight Global that training of South Korean personnel will begin in early 2017.

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By Andy M. Kin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Air Force, UAV

Russia, U.S. signed MoU regarding safety over Syrian air space

Posted on October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 by alert5

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) that seeks to minimize the risk of inflight incidents among coalition and Russian aircraft operating in Syrian air space is now in effect.

Боевая работа российской авиации в Сирии (12)
Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Defense, Air Force

U.S., Spain reach deal on clean-up of Palomares B-52 crash site

Posted on October 21, 2015October 20, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. government has finally agreed to do the final clean-up of the Palomares B-52 crash site in southern Spain, nearly fifty years since the bomber collided with a refueling tanker.

1966 Palomares B-52 crash - recovered H-bomb
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Heritage

Cyprus Mi-35 hits power lines

Posted on October 21, 2015 by alert5

A Cyprus Mi-35 attack helicopter returning from an exercise severed two power cables in the Nikoklia area in Paphos. Although the helicopter landed safely at its base, the incident started a fire at the scene.

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By Savvas Petoussis [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Air Force

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