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Australia orders more BOL countermeasure dispensers from Saab

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

Australia has placed an order with Saab for additional BOL countermeasure dispensers. These will go on the RAAF F/A-18A/B fleet.

By Jeff Gilbert – JGPhotographics.com [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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RAF Eurofighter was scrambled last month to intercept Argentinian aircraft

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

A Royal Air Force Eurofighter was scrambled to intercept a Argentinian search aircraft approaching the Falklands on Sept. 24.

Photo: Cpl Rachel Malthouse/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Korea’s foreign affairs secretary is first person to be sacked over KF-X fiasco

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

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has replaced senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs Ju Chul-ki with Kim Kyou-hyon for failing to obtain the offsets for the KF-X fighter program.

Source: KAI
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F-16 jettisoned fuel tanks, weapons after getting hit by fire over Afghanistan

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

A U.S. Air Force F-16 was hit by small arms fire while flying in eastern Afghanistan on Oct. 13. The action forced the pilot to jettison its auxiliary fuel tanks and three weapons before landing back at Bagram Air Base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford
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Cockpit video of IDF fighter flying at 500ft

Posted on October 20, 2015October 19, 2015 by alert5

A RoCAF OT&E Group test flight to gauge the IDF’s ground attack capability. The jet was flying at 500 ft and a speed of 500 kts.