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FMS of 10 MH-60Rs for Saudi Arabia

Posted on May 21, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Congress has been notified of a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 10 MH-60Rs to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $1.9 billion.

MH-60R Seahawk and Hellfire

[thumb]http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/kingdom-saudi-arabia-mh-60r-multi-mission-helicopters[/thumb]

Posted in Navy

CNN footage inside P-8A as it flies near Chinese-occupied island in South China Sea

Posted on May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 by alert5

A CNN team was given exclusive access to a U.S. Navy P-8A flight over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

CNN P-8A South China Sea


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Operational testing of upgraded French E-3F completed

Posted on May 21, 2015 by alert5

France has declared Initial operating capability (IOC) of its modernized E-3F AWACS with the delivery of the second upgraded aircraft by Boeing.

202 36-CB a Boeing E-3F Sentry of EDCA 00.036 based at BA702, Avord Central France (3236001701)
By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Air Force, Industry

IKONOS, the satellite that help started Google Earth is retired

Posted on May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 by alert5

The World’s first commercial imaging satellite with a one-meter resolution was retired from service on Mar. 31.

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Photo: Lockheed Martin
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A400M black box sent to U.S.

Posted on May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 by alert5

According to Reuters, Airbus Defence & Space had sent at least one of the black boxes on board the A400M that crashed to OEM L3 Communications for decoding.

A400M - RIAT 2010 (4811203889)
By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (A400M – RIAT 2010Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

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