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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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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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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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Indonesia interested in getting 30 AIM-9X Block II missiles

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

The U.S. Congress has been notified of a potential sale of 30 AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missiles by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

F-18D Hornet (HN-466) Tour de Sky 2014-08-10 03 AIM-9
By MKFI (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Malaysia to buy 10 AIM-120C7s

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

The U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of 10 AIM-120C7 air-to-air missiles for Malaysia.

US Navy 030611-N-2143T-002 Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Sean Foley from Philadelphia, Pa., moves Air Interceptor Missile 120 (AIM-120) to a weapons elevator for transfer to the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
By U.S. Navy photo by Airman Maebel Tinoko. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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