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Raytheon in discussions with three potential Sentinel R1 customers

Posted on September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 by alert5

Raytheon says it is in talks with three potential operators for the Sentinel R1 airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft.

Photo: Sgt Laura Bibby RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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2 F-22s and 1 RQ-4 for Seoul ADEX 2015

Posted on September 18, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force will deploy two F-22s and one RQ-4 for the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2015 (Seoul ADEX 2015),

By Technical Sergeant Ben Bloker (USAF) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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123rd EFS completes Hungarian deployment

Posted on September 18, 2015 by alert5

Four F-15Cs from the 123rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) have completed a forward deployment to Kecskemet, Hungary, from Campia Turzii, Romania, Sept. 15.

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Warren

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Taiwan keen to buy shoulder-launched version of FIM-92 Stinger

Posted on September 18, 2015September 17, 2015 by alert5

The Republic of China Navy has an urgent requirement to give its missile boats a short-range air defense capability and plans to request permission to acquire the shoulder-launched version of FIM-92 Stinger.

By Casey Slusser, U.S. Army (http://www.army.mil/media/234996/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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