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Moody AFB selected for Afghan A-29 training

Posted on June 27, 2014June 27, 2014 by alert5

Afghan Air Force pilots may head to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia to train on flying the A-29 light attack aircraft.
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Posted in Air Force

Iraq bought Sukhoi fighters from Russia, Belarus

Posted on June 27, 2014 by alert5

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki told BBC that Baghdad had bought a number of used Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia and Belarus and they would be put into use soon.

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Posted in Air Force

USAF awarded $1.28 billion contract to Sikorsky for combat rescue helicopter

Posted on June 27, 2014 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $1.28 billion contract for the initial engineering and manufacturing development phase of the new combat rescue helicopter to Sikorsky.

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Posted in Air Force, Industry

SDB II development nears completion

Posted on June 27, 2014June 27, 2014 by alert5

Development work on the Small Diameter Bomb II is about to be completed with Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force just concluding a series of tests.
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Posted in Industry, Research

YouTube: AV-8B landed back on USS Bataan without nose gear

Posted on June 26, 2014June 26, 2014 by alert5

Watch how Capt. William Mahoney skillfully lands his AV-8B back on board USS Bataan after his jet’s nose gear failed to extend.

Posted in Marines

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