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Bulgaria keen to acquire T-50, set up assembly line

Posted on October 17, 2019 by alert5

News reports say Bulgaria’s deputy prime minister and defense minister has floated the idea of buying the KAI T-50 and set up an assembly line for the aircraft locally.

A crew member from the Republic of Korea Air Force’s 53d Air Demonstration Group Black Eagles, directs a pilot upon arrival Sept. 18, 2019, at Osan Air Base, ROK. The T-50 Golden Eagle aerobatic team will headline Osan’s Air Power Day, Sept. 21. The event celebrates the US-ROK alliance and features aerial performances, static displays and a multitude of festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)

F-15s, Apaches carried out ‘show of force’ to deter Turkish militia in Syria

Posted on October 17, 2019 by alert5

U.S. F-15s and Apache attack helicopters carried out a ‘show of force’ near Ayn Issa, Syria after Turkish militia came close to a U.S. base, threatening troops there.

A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle conducts a combat air patrol mission over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 24, 2019 The F-15E Strike Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)

Shinyuu Maitri 2019 to commence Oct. 17

Posted on October 16, 2019 by alert5

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is sending a C-130H to Panagarh, India for exercise Shinyuu Maitri with the Indian Air Force.

航空自衛隊 [GJSTUv1], via Wikimedia Commons

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Raytheon to partner Korean Air for RoKAF ISTAR program

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 by alert5

Raytheon will be partnering Korean Air to pursue the Republic of Korea’s Air Force’s Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance program.