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India might buy PAK FA off-the-shelf

Posted on August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 by alert5

India might go and buy the Sukhoi PAK FA fighter off-the-shelf while waiting for the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) version to be developed.

By Alex Beltyukov – RuSpotters Team [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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First operational employment of Afghan armed MD 530s

Posted on August 12, 2015 by alert5

Afghan Air Force’s armed MD 530 helicopters supported an Army operational for the first time on Aug. 11. They were used in support of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in clearing the districts of Khogyani, Sherzad and Hisarak of insurgents.

U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris

F-15E pilot clocks 3,000 hours

Posted on August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 by alert5

Lt. Col. Paul Hibbard, a 333rd Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, joined two other active-duty F-15E pilots in clocking more than 3,000 hours on the jet on Jul. 22.

Lt. Col. Paul Hibbard, 333rd Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, performs pre-flight checks before a training sortie, July 22, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The training flight marked Hibbard’s 3,000th flying hour in the F-15E Strike Eagle, which he has been flying for more than two decades. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Shawna L. Keyes)

Flying Tigers deploying A-10s to Europe

Posted on August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 by alert5

Twelve A-10s from the 23 Wing at Moody Air Force Base will be deployed to Europe. More details will be made available later, according to a press release.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter