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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.

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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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.

By MC1 Jay C. Pugh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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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.

By CeeGee (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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This year’s exercise Black Dart to focus on small drones

Posted on July 26, 2015July 26, 2015 by alert5

This year, the U.S. military will examine ways to tackle small unmanned aerial vehicles that are proliferating in the civilian market at exercise Black Dart in California.

By Tangopaso (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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