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Cracks found on Swiss F-5s, ten to be withdrawn from service

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

The Swiss Air Force discovered that sixteen of its F-5 fighters have cracks in their fuselage. Ten of them will have to be retired from service.

A Swiss F5 Tiger is approcahing the target (6240070469)
By Peter Gronemann from Switzerland [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iran’s Defense Minister traveling to Moscow this week to discuss transfer of S-300

Posted on April 15, 2015 by alert5

Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehgan will visit Moscow this week to discuss the sale of the S-300 air defense system.

Antey-2500 SAM - TEL and Loader
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Serbia keen to buy Mi-17s

Posted on April 15, 2015 by alert5

Serbian Prime Minister Alexander Vucic said his government will buy the Mi-17 or Mi-171 helicopter from Russia.

Mi 8 of SAF
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U.S. Air Force Reserve-led KC-46A bases announced

Posted on April 15, 2015 by alert5

Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina; Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts; and Grissom ARB, Indiana are candidate bases for the first U.S. Air Force Reserve-led KC-46A location.

Boeing completes successful first flight in KC-46 program
Courtesy photo

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Posted in Air Force, KC-X

ONR demonstrates low-cost swarming UAVs

Posted on April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 by alert5

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has successfully demonstrated swarming unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of its Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) program.


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Posted in Navy, Research, UAV

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