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Moroccan F-16 missing in Yemen

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by alert5

Moroccan Royal Armed Forces said one of its F-16 fighter is missing during a mission over Yemen on May 10.

Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16
By Ndunruh (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force

VFA-97 will be the first F-35C fighter squadron

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has decided to let VFA-97 be the first operational fighter squadron to transition to the F-35C.

FA-18A VFA-97 camouflaged in flight
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Brazil to start price negotiations for Pantsir-S1

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by alert5

Brazilian Minister of Defense Jaques Wagner told Sputnik that his country will soon make an official request to purchase the Pantsir-S1 air defense system.

Bronnitsy - 03 - Pantsir-S1 SAM
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/372) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Defense, Industry

Chinooks, Ospreys too big for Nepal’s quake relief efforts

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by alert5

Nepal says it has stopped three British CH-47 Chinooks from entering the country for post-earthquake relief efforts.

RAF Chinook Helicopter MOD 45157570
Photo: SAC Andy Seaward/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Marines

Uncontained engine failure on board Omega Air 707 tanker

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by alert5

A 707 tanker from Omega Air suffered an uncontained engine failure on the No. 1 engine after departing NAS Point Mugu on Apr. 10.

Boeing 707-368C, Omega Air JP7003356
By Eugene Butler [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Industry

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