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Thieves stole 39 pieces of radio equipment from Il-80 airborne command post

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by alert5

Russia’s RenTV reported on Dec. 7 that a Il-80 command post that is undergoing maintenance at Taganrog Yuzhny airport was broken into and had equipment stolen.

Ilyushin Il-80 at Ramenskoye Airport 2012 (7727439034)
Artem Katranzhi from Bakashikha, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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France propose selling 6 second-hand A330s converted to MRTTs to India

Posted on December 8, 2020 by alert5

France has propose selling six MRTT aerial tankers to India in a government-to-government deal that invovles converting second-hand A330 airliners.

A330 MRTT et 3 Mirage 2000D, Armée de l'air française, 14 juillet 2018
ERIC SALARD from PARIS, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Indian company filing appeal with Supreme Court to save INS Viraat

Posted on December 7, 2020 by alert5

Envitech Marine Consultants Private Limited, an Indian company that had hoped to acquired INS Viraat and turn it into a museum, will file an appeal to the Supreme Court to save the aircraft carrier from being broken up.

INS Viraat
Photo: Indian Navy

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Posted in Heritage

Ukrainian government orders An-178

Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 by alert5

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has placed an order for three An-178 cargo planes with Antonov.

Antonov An-178 UR-EXP 313 ILA Berlin 2016 03
Julian Herzog, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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VH-92 making more regular flights over Washington D.C.

Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 by alert5

Vertical Magazine has observed that the U.S. Marine Corps’ new VH-92 presidential helicopter has been making more frequent flights
over Washington, D.C.

Sikorsky VH-92 lands in front of the White House during tests on 22 September 2018 (180922-M-ZY870-531)
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hunter Helis [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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