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Lockheed Martin given contract to deliver 15 F-35As to Australia

Posted on November 28, 2019 by alert5

The Pentagon has awarded a $831 million contract to Lockheed Martin for the production and delivery of 15 F-35As to Australia.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham [Public domain]
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First two H145M for Hungary delivered

Posted on November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 by alert5

Airbus has delivered the first two of twenty H145M helicopters to Hungary. These helicopters are able to fit the HForce weapon management system.

Photo: Airbus
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Afghanistan took delivery of five more MD 530Fs

Posted on November 27, 2019 by alert5

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) disclosed on Nov. 22 that it has delivered five MD 530F helicopters to Afghanistan.

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KC-46’s new locks undergoing FAA certification

Posted on November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 by alert5

The KC-46’s new locks to hold cargo and passenger seats in place is now undergoing FAA certification, Air Force Magazine reports.

U.S. Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, load cargo onto a McConnell AFB, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 21, 2019. The KC-46’s stop at Travis entailed a late-night load-up of life rafts for the U.S. Navy’s USS Port Royal among other routine cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

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Germany Army to get 1,500 MELLS anti-tank missiles

Posted on November 27, 2019 by alert5

Rheinmetall has received an order to supply the German Army with the MELLS antitank guided missiles.

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