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Moscow suggests repaying state debts to South Korea with helicopters

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by alert5

Russian Deputy Prime Minister has suggested to South Korean Deputy Prime Minister that Moscow could repay its state debt to South Korea by delivering helicopters to the country.

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T-6 flagship of 39th FTS painted in WW2 P-51 colors

Posted on October 29, 2020 by alert5

The 39th Flying Training Squadron’s T-6 flagship was recently repainted to match the scheme of the P-51 Mustang flown during WW2 by Capt. Leroy Grosshuesch.

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F-5E crashes in Taiwan, pilot ejects over water

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by alert5

A RoCAF F-5E crashed off Taitung, Taiwan at 07:29 this morning, two minutes after take off.

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Former F/A-18 driver is first USAF F-35A pilot to clock 1,000 hours on the stealth fighter

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by alert5

Lt. Col. Jared Santos became the first U.S. Air Force pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the F-35A on Oct. 22.

388th Fighter Wing pilot, Lt. Col. Jared Santos, became the first Air
Force pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the F-35A Lightning II after a training sortie at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 22, 2020. Santos, a former F-15 and F-18 pilot, began flying the F-35 at Eglin AFB, and has been assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing for two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Greece reportedly will take delivery of six F-35As meant for Turkey

Posted on October 28, 2020 by alert5

New reports from Greece say that the United States has agreed to sell 20 F-35A fighters to Greece, six of them will be jets that were originally ordered by Turkey but not delivered.

Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs a high-speed pass in an F-35A Lightning II during the Arctic Lightning Airshow July 13, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The aerial demonstration consists of 16 maneuvers that fully showcase the capabilities of the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

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