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Turkey to lease 9 A129s as well

Posted on July 1, 2010July 1, 2010 by alert5

Turkey’s Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül revealed that besides buying nine A129s, Turkey will lease nine Mangustas and is seeking nine Bell AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters as well.

http://alert5.com/2010/06/16/turkey-launch-urgent-talks-for-9-a129-mangustas/

RAF Merlin went down in Afghanistan, USMC CH-53E come to rescue

Posted on July 1, 2010 by alert5

HT to Rotorhub. A RAF Merlin helicopter made a heavy landing at a base in Afghanistan on Jun. 23. A CH-53E Super Stallion from HMH-466 was able to quickly mount a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft or Personnel (TRAP) mission to recover the aircraft on Jun. 26.

Final C-130J delivered to Norway early

Posted on July 1, 2010 by alert5

The Royal Norwegian Air Force has taken delivery of its fourth C-130J Super Hercules, a full 60 days earlier than the projected delivery date.

RS-24 ICBM enters combat service

Posted on July 1, 2010 by alert5

The chief designer from the Moscow Heat Engineering Institute said the RS-24 ICBM created by the institute has enter combat service with the Strategic Rocket Forces.

Royal Air Force of Oman takes delivery of first NH90

Posted on July 1, 2010 by alert5

The Royal Air Force of Oman has taken delivery of its first batch of two NH90 multipurpose helicopters. Continue reading “Royal Air Force of Oman takes delivery of first NH90”