The fifth Il-76MD-90A cargo plane was seen rolling out from the Ulyanovsk plant “Aviastar-SP” on May 16.
Photo: hipik-312
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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Japan to deploy anti-ship, anti-aircraft missiles on island off Taiwan
Ryukyu Shimpo reports that Tokyo intends to deploy both anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles on Isikagi island, 250km east of Taiwan.
“JGSDF Type88 SSM-02“. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Source: Alert 5
Severe weather brings AWACS to D-M
Eight E-3 AWACS were flown to Davis-Monthan AFB from Tinker AFB due to tornado alerts in Oklahoma.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey
Source: Alert 5
MV-22 ‘hard landing’ in Hawaii
Photo: Hawaii News Now
Source: Alert 5
Greece to propose building NATO airbase in Aegean Sea
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said he plans to propose building a NATO airbase in the Aegean Sea when he meet U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter this week.
By Discours_de_Panos_Kammenos.jpg: dupontaignan from Yerres, Francederivative work: Ασμοδαίος [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Alert 5
RMAF to receive five PC-7 Mark IIs next year
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will get five Pilatus PC-7 Mark II aircraft by end of next year, its chief of air force Gen. Roslan Saad said.
By M Radzi Desa [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Alert 5
Secret Soviet mission in Scotland to fly the Albemarle
The Montrose Air Station’s Heritage Centre has a new exhibit about 24 Soviet pilots who traveled to Scotland to learn fly the Whitworth Armstrong Albemarle transport.
By Bellamy W (F/O) Royal Air Force official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The exhibit opened on May 15 and some descendants of those pilots attended the ceremony.
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Bf 110 tail fin with Schnaufer’s 121 kill markings sold for £107,550
The tail fin of a Bf 110 with kill markings by Luftwaffe pilot Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer in World War 2 has been sold at an auction for £107,550.
“Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer” by Source. Licensed under <a title="Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer” href=”//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heinz-Wolfgang_Schnaufer.jpg”>Fair use via Wikipedia.
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Turkish F-16 shot down Syrian aircraft, Syria say its a UAV
Turkey said it shot down a Syrian helicopter on May 16 with two AIM-9 missiles, however Syria said it was just an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Photo by Airwolfhound
Source: Alert 5