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U.K. to decide fate of three USAF bases this September

Posted on March 31, 2015March 30, 2015 by alert5

The eventual fate of RAF Mildenhall, RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth will be decided by the British government this September.

RAF Mildenhall photo — Photo by Airwolfhound

PLAAF bombers carried out exercise in Western Pacific via Luzon Strait

Posted on March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 by alert5

China announced today that its bombers have ventured into the Western Pacific for exercises the first time.

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Taiwanese defector to China says M503 airway has military, political objectives

Posted on March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 by alert5

A former RoCAF F-5 fighter pilot who defected to China in 1981 says Beijing set up M503 airway with military and political objectives.

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India to buy 2 A330s and transform them into AEW&C platforms

Posted on March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 by alert5

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of two Airbus A330s and convert them into early warning aircraft.

“Airbus Voyager KC2 EC-335 MRTT016 (6803596745)” by Alan Wilson from Weston, Spalding, Lincs, UK – Airbus Voyager KC2 ‘EC-335 / MRTT016’
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U.S. Navy TH-57C hard landing

Posted on March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 by alert5

A U.S. Navy TH-57C landed hard at Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 in Florida on Mar. 27 and the helicopter subsequently rolled on its right side. Photos of the scene is in the source.

“TH57C boat ops” by Bryanwxup – Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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