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Indian Navy Talwar frigate firing a SA-N-12 from a 3S-90 missile launcher

Posted on May 27, 2022 by alert5

Biden administration clears sale of 23 CH-47Fs to Egypt

Posted on May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Congress has been notified by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on May 26 of a potential Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for 23 CH-47F helicopters.

Georgia Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts multi-ship flight training Wednesday near Savannah Ga. These crewmembers are preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan in the spring of 2014. (Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Maj. Will Cox/Released)

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Egyptian Su-35s at KnAAPO

Posted on May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 by alert5

Two Egyptian Su-35 fighters, #9221 and #9237, can be seen in this video on a visit by deputies of Russia’s State Duma to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant.

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Romania to resume MiG-21 flights

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by alert5

Romania’s Ministry of Defense announced on May 24 that the country’s MiG-21 flight has resumed flying a day earlier.

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ITS Caio Duilio arrives in Norfolk to join CSG 10

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by alert5

The Italian Navy’s destroyer ITS Caio Duilio arrived at Norfolk on May 23 and the warship will join Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 during its upcoming cruise.

220523-N-EH998-1039 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (May 23, 2022) A Sailor observes the Italian Navy destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) as the ship pulls into Naval Station Norfolk, May 23, 2022. CSG-10 is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America’s adversaries in support of national security. It achieves its mission by projecting the combined power of George H.W. Bush, Carrier Air Wing 7, Destroyer Squadron 26, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cryton Vandiesal)

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