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Posted on April 13, 2020 by alert5

Delivery of Rafales to India will likely be in July

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by alert5

India will likely have to wait till July to get its Rafale jets on home soil, according to The Hindu.

By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (Rafale B) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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Ukrainian MiG-29 accident

Posted on April 13, 2020 by alert5

A Ukrainian MiG-29 had an accident while landing at Melitopol air base on Apr. 10.

Photo: Ukraine State Bureau of Investigation

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CVN 78 completes first CQ for VFA-106 and VAQ-120

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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) concluded its first-ever Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualifications (CQ) for pilots assigned to VFA-106 and VAQ-120 on Apr. 4.

Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, to launch off Ford’s flight deck during flight operations March 29, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)

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Brazilian Air Force press KC-390 into operational service due to COVID-19

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The Brazilian Air Force was forced to take two of its KC-390 transports away from instructional flights in order to airlift medical supplies to areas affected by COVID-19.

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