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Trivia (miscellaneous military news)
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Czech Republic to buy 4 attack helicopters Bell AH-1Z Viper and related equipment, to replace its Mi-24 fleet. The US State Department approved sale, for an estimated cost of $205M.
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A hazmat team is responding to the crash site which may indicate that the F-16 was carrying live ordinance but again these are unconfirmed reports.
May have been carrying live ordnance but surely was carrying Hydrazine.
The F-16 has an EPU, Emergency Power Unit, that comes on-line to provide elec/hydraulic power when the candle is blown out.
The EPU runs on H-70 which is a 70% Hydrazine mix. N2H4 is a widow maker.
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A hazmat team is responding to the crash site which may indicate that the F-16 was carrying live ordinance but again these are unconfirmed reports.
May have been carrying live ordnance but surely was carrying Hydrazine.
The F-16 has an EPU, Emergency Power Unit, that comes on-line to provide elec/hydraulic power when the candle is blown out.
The EPU runs on H-70 which is a 70% Hydrazine mix. N2H4 is a widow maker.
H.A.
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Polish Air Force looking for C-130H.
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The current Polish government being eurosceptic and in admiration for Trump, I don't see them buying anything from Airbus. I guess they like Europe only for its subsidies!
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$4.6B for 32 F-35A, agreement signed yesterday during a ceremony.
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84 million dollars? Must be printed with diamonds on 24-carat gold pages. Seriously, it looks like the US Government has found a way to subsidise Boeing in difficult times.
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Nosegear up landing for a Thai Air Force Fokker-27:
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38 new Eurofighters order signed for the Luftwaffe.
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A German Luftwaffe Eurofighter intercepted a Russian Ilyushin il-20 (RF-95671), flying with transponder-off: