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Crash of a VMA-214 Harrier caused by oil leak

Posted on July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 by alert5

A VMA-214 AV-8B crashed into a neighborhood in Imperial, California last year after an oil leak lead to an on board fire.

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By: Lance Cpl. W. Zach Griffith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Marines

F-35B’s ALIS getting important updates as IOC approaches

Posted on July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 by alert5

The Autonomic Logistics Information System for the F-35 has been updated in order for VMFA-121 to maximize its capability on the final stretch of operational testing.

Marine Corps Aircraft Maintainers keep Lightning II in the sky during OT-1 150524-M-ZZ999-001
By Pfc. Remington Hall (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1961154) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia expecting orders for Su-35 from Asia, South American in near future

Posted on July 27, 2015 by alert5

A news report by Lenta.ru says Russia is expecting to secure orders for the Su-35 from customers in Asia and South American in the near future.

Sukhoi Su-35S at MAKS-2011 airshow
By Alex Beltyukov (http://russianplanes.net/ID56226) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Industry

USN P-3C made an emergency landing at Incirlik, Turkey

Posted on July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 by alert5

A U.S. Navy P-3C made an emergency landing at Incirlik Air Base on Jul. 25 around 1900hrs local time. Due to the nature of the emergency, the scheduled arrival of another flight was delayed.

U.S. Sailors perform maintenance on a P-3C Orion aircraft attached to Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 in Thailand June 3, 2013 130603-N-YU572-026
By MC1 Jay C. Pugh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Air Force, Navy

TAI hopeful of getting U.S. export approval for T129 attack helicopter

Posted on July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 by alert5

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is optimistic that the U.S. government will grant an export license for the LHTEC CTS800 turboshaft engine that powers the T129 attack helicopter.

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By CeeGee (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Army, Industry

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