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Wreckage of RAAF Catalina discovered after 72 years

Posted on September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 by alert5

A Royal Australian Air Force Catalina that went missing off Cairns in 1943 has been located under 35 meters of water.

By Ellliot Brand [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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PCAS tested on A-10

Posted on September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 by alert5

The Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) prototype system from DARPA has been demonstrated on the A-10.

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Litening 5 being integrated on Eurofighter

Posted on September 22, 2015 by alert5

Rafael says its Litening 5 targeting pod is being installed on the Eurofighter by Airbus Defence & Space, this will be followed by an operational evaluation.

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Canada, Spain to conduct Open Skies flights over Russia using CC-130J

Posted on September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 by alert5

A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130J is now in Russia to support a joint mission of Canada and Spain for observation flights there between Sept. 21-25.

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Venezuelan President wants to buy at least 12 more Su-30MKVs

Posted on September 22, 2015 by alert5

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said he will talk to Russian President Putin for delivery of at least 12 new Su-30MKV fighters.

By André Du-pont (Mexico Air Spotters) [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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