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Ark Royal heads for scrap yard

Posted on May 22, 2013 by alert5

Former British aircraft carrier Ark Royal has left Portsmouth for the final time to be scrapped in Turkey.

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Posted in Navy

RoCAF Mirage 2000-5 crash could be due to systems failure

Posted on May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 by alert5

Taiwan says the crash of a Mirage 200-5 from the 499th Tactical Fighter Wing could be due to failures with on board hydraulic and power systems.

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Posted in Air Force

USAF may move F-35A IOC earlier

Posted on May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force may set the F-35A’s initial operational capability, or IOC in mid-2016, a year earlier than planned.
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Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy

Iran starts mass production of air defense system

Posted on May 21, 2013 by alert5

Iran on Monday started mass-production of a highly mobile home-made air-defense system dubbed Herz-9.

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Posted in Air Defense

C-130 makes hard landing in Afghanistan

Posted on May 21, 2013May 21, 2013 by alert5

A C-130 made a hard landing in Afghanistan during a medical evacuation at Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province on Sunday afternoon,
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Posted in Air Force

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