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KC-46A cleared to refuel AC-130J, HC-130J, MC-130J, C-5M and E-3G

Posted on December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 by alert5

A fourth Interim Capability Release (ICR) mission for the KC-46A was approved by Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, on Dec. 6.

A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, refuels a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 14, 2020, over Nevada. The KC-46A is the newest refueling aircraft of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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RTAF F-5 crash was due to bird strike

Posted on December 7, 2021 by alert5

Last Friday’s crash of an F-5 fighter in Chai Badan district of Lop Buri province was caused by a collision with a large bird, according to Royal Thai Air Force spokesman Air Vice Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee.

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82 percent of Canada’s CH-148 fleet grounded due to cracks

Posted on December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 by alert5

Cracks have been found on the tails of Canada’s CH-148 fleet, the problem affects 19 out of the 23 helicopters.

Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada / CC BY-SA

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India could scale down Ka-226T order

Posted on December 5, 2021 by alert5

News reports from India suggest India will likely scale down its order for the Ka-226T light utility helicopter.

By Vitaliy Ragulin (Пожар на Белорусской.) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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CH-53K conducted first over-the-horizon heavy lift and troop transport ship-to-shore ops

Posted on December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 by alert5

In a test over the Atlantic Ocean last month, the CH-53K conducted over-the-horizon heavy lift and troop transport ship-to-shore operations for the first time from USS Iwo Jima.