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USS Nimitz has entered Strait of Malacca

Posted on February 5, 2021 by alert5

#FighterFriday

Posted on February 5, 2021January 30, 2021 by alert5

An F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes-off during Red Flag 21-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 26, 2021. Red Flag 21-1 is hosting about 2,400 participants from nearly 20 states, three nations and several sister services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

FT: Seoul walked away from second batch of AW159 due to politics

Posted on February 4, 2021 by alert5

The Financial Times says South Korea decided against buying a second follow-on batch of AW159 naval helicopters due to pressure from the United States. Hit the link below for the article.

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Vympel designing new missile for Tor-M2

Posted on February 4, 2021 by alert5

A new short-range missile for the Tor-M2 air defense missile system is being design by Vympel, the company has announced.

By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://www.vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/600) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Three killed in Idaho Army National Guard Black Hawk crash

Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 by alert5

Three people on board a UH-60 assigned to the Idaho Army National Guard were killed on Feb. 2 when their rotorcraft went down south of Lucky Peak near Boise shortly after 8 p.m. local time.

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