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UAE is latest country to signal interest in Mistral carrier

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 by alert5

The United Arab Emirates is the latest country to be named as a potential customer for one of the two Mistral helicopter carriers that were built for Russia.

By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Marine killed in hard landing by CH-53

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 by alert5

A HMH-464 CH-53 made a hard landing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on Sept. 2, one Marine was killed and eleven others injured in the accident.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Indonesia selects Su-35 to replace F-5

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 by alert5

Indonesia’s defense minister Ryamizard Ryacudu announced on Sept. 2 that Jakarta has decided to replace its F-5 fighter with the Russian-made Su-35.

By Flymouth1894 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First combat-coded F-35As arrived at Hill AFB

Posted on September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 by alert5

Two of the first combat-coded F-35As for the U.S. Air Force arrived at Hill Air Force Base on Sept. 2. The jets will be assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron.

U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw
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