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Tornado GR1 for sale

Posted on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 by alert5

A Tornado GR1 fighter is put up for sale by a former RAF technician in order to raise funds to restore a Lightning warbird. He is asking for £20,000 to sell the aircraft.

By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

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Israel offering surplus F-16A/Bs to Croatia

Posted on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 by alert5

Israel hopes Croatia would be interested in acquiring its surplus F-16A/B fighters. If selected, IAI will upgrade the jets to the ACE configuration which will have a EL/M-2032 radar and 5 x 7in color displays.

By Israel Defense Forces from Israel (Air Force Exercise in Sardinia, Nov 2010) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Australia cleared to buy AGM-88B & E missiles

Posted on June 23, 2015 by alert5

Australia’s request to buy fourteen AGM-88B and sixteen AGM-88E anti-radiation missiles have been approved by the U.S. State Department.

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U.S. Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard KC-135s to get anti-missile system

Posted on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 by alert5

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $31.7 million contract to deliver three anti-missile system pods for the U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command’s KC-135 aircraft.

Photo: Northrop Grumman
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