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Singapore C-130 made an emergency landing in India

Posted on May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 by alert5

A Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 had to make an emergency landing at Kolkata airport on May 5 due to a fuel leak.

ROSAF Lockheed Hercules DRW Butler
By Eugene Butler [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force

First female F-35 pilot begins training

Posted on May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 by alert5

Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, is the first woman to complete a training flight on the F-35.

First female F-35 pilot begins training
U.S. Air Force photos/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson
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Australia commissions two CH-47Fs into service

Posted on May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 by alert5

At a ceremony held in Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville on May 5, Australia commissioned its first two Boeing CH-47F helicopters into service.

Australian Army Chinook helicopter commissioning
Photo: Corporal Mark Doran
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Posted in Army

Raytheon to supply 44 SM-3 Block IB interceptors to MDA

Posted on May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon with a $559 million contract to supply 44 SM-3 Block IB interceptors to the U.S. Navy.

Flickr - DVIDSHUB - FTM-18, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense - SM-3 Block IB launch (Image 3 of 3)
By DVIDSHUB [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Defense, Industry, Space

Jordan wants a single UH-60M for VIP duties

Posted on May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 by alert5

Jordan has request via the Foreign Military Sale route for a single UH-60M helicopter VIP role.

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment prepares to land at Grayling Airfield in Grayling, Mich., Aug. 3, 2013, during Northern Strike 130803-Z-GS745-013
By Master Sgt. Scott Thompson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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