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KC-135 will soon be able to defend itself using the Gladiator Pod

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) is planning to modify two KC-135s to equip them with a new communications, sensors and defensive pod.

On December 15, 2020, the National Guard Bureau named the Utah Air National Guard as the interim KC-135 Test Detachment for AATC. Under the agreement the 151st ARW will provide aircraft, aircrew, and maintenance support.

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FA-50 and JF-17 are finalists in Malaysia’s fighter competition

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 by alert5

Korea Times quoted anonymous sources as saying the the KAI FA-50 and Pakistan’s JF-17 are the finalists in Malaysia’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) competition.

대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces / CC BY-SA

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India to lease aerial refueling tankers for training

Posted on April 11, 2021 by alert5

The Indian Air Force has taken a new approach for its bid to acquire a fleet of aerial refueling tankers. It has now decided that it will lease those new tankers by the hour.

Alec Wilson from Hampton-in-Arden, UK [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons