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Two Vietnamese Su-22s collide mid-air, pilots missing

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by alert5

Two Vietnamese Su-22 pilots are missing at sea after their fighters collided in mid-air on Apr. 16.

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Photo: Tan Tu
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Posted in Air Force

X-47B made dry contact with tanker

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by alert5

X-47B, Salty Dog 2, successfully made dry contact with the drogue of an Omega K-707 aerial tanker on Apr. 15 above the skies of Chesapeake.

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Photo: NAVAIR

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Posted in Navy, Research, UAV

NORAD says its radars failed to detect gyrocopter that landed at Capitol Hill

Posted on April 16, 2015 by alert5

A 61-year-old man flew a gyrocopter and landed on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. North American Aerospace Defense Command said its radars failed to detect the aircraft.

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Posted in Air Defense

VFA-101 F-35C visits NAS Lemoore

Posted on April 16, 2015 by alert5

An F-35C from VFA-101 was at NAS Lemoore for six-days starting from Apr. 10.

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Posted in Navy

Indonesian F-16C Block 52 ID caught fire during take-off

Posted on April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 by alert5

A TNI AU F-16C Block 52 ID caught fire while attempting to take off at Halim Perdanakusuma airport today at 8:20 local time.


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Posted in Air Force

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