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Air Commandos retire final AC-130H Spectre gunship

Posted on May 29, 2015 by alert5

The 27th Special Operations Wing retired the final AC-130H Spectre Gunship, tail number 69-6569, at Cannon Air Force Base on May 26.

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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eboni Reece

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First civilian F-16 Aggressor contractor

Posted on May 29, 2015May 29, 2015 by alert5

Discovery Air Defense is finalizing plans to introduce the F-16 into its fleet for air-to-air adversary training.

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By U.S. Pacific Air Forces [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Indian Air Force Jaguar fired Harpoon missile

Posted on May 29, 2015May 29, 2015 by alert5

The Indian Air Force has successfully test fired a Harpoon anti-ship missile from a Jaguar maritime strike fighter.

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It could be a three-way fight for Canada’s SAR contest

Posted on May 29, 2015May 29, 2015 by alert5

Embraer is the latest company to indicate its interest to participate in Canada’s fixed-wing search-and-rescue contest.

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By Ministério da Defesa (Apresentação KC-390) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia to buy as many PAK-FAs as manufacturer can produce

Posted on May 29, 2015May 29, 2015 by alert5

Russian Air Force Commander Col.Gen. Viktor Bondarev told reporters that his service will buy as many PAK-FAs as possible, the number is limited by how fast the fighter can be churn out from the factory.

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Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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