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South Korea unveils tilt-rotor UAV

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute unveiled its TR-60 unmanned tilt-rotor to the press on Apr. 20.

Source: Alert 5

Modi to hand over 3 Cheetals to Afghanistan during state visit

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hand over three HAL Cheetal helicopters to Afghanistan during a state visit later this month.

By Anirvan Shukla (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Alert 5

Peru, South Korea to cooperate on jet trainer project

Peru’s President Ollanta Humala and South Korea’s Park Geun-hye have announced plans for both countries to cooperate in Peru’s jet trainer project.

Photo by Korea Aerospace Industries

KAI is running in the competition to supply Peru with a light attack aircraft.

Source: Alert 5

Carrier Charles de Gaulle sailing towards India for Exercise Varuna

French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has left the Middle East and will reach India by Apr. 23 to take part in Exercise Varuna.

By USN (U.S. Navy VFA-146 official website [1] photo [2]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The 10-day naval exercise will take place off the coast of Gao.

Source: Alert 5

MQ-4C flew with MFAS radar for first time

Flight testing of the MQ-4C Triton with its main sensor, the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) AESA radar, has started on Apr. 18.

Photo: NAVAIR

The radar was switched to its primary operating mode, known as Maritime Surface Surveillance (MSS), during the flight over Patuxent River.

Source: Alert 5

USS Theodore Roosevelt sent to Arabian Sea

The U.S. Navy has repositioned aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to the Arabian Sea “as a result of the current instability in Yemen.”

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael D. Cole (http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=57046) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Alert 5

Indonesian Navy inducts four Bonanzas into service

The Indonesian Navy officially inducted four Bonanza G-36 single-engine pistons into service at its air base in Surabaya on Apr. 20.

By Alan Radecki Akradecki (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Alert 5

USMC will overhaul air-to-air tactics to fit in F-35B

The U.S. Marine Corps is to overhaul its air-to-air tactics, dubbed Hornet Standard Game Plan, in order for its legacy aircraft to fight together with the F-35B.

By Official Navy Page [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Alert 5

B-1B, LRS-B to come under AFGSC

The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B bomber fleets and Long Range Strike-Bomber program will move to the Air Force Global Strike Command from Oct. 1.

By Staff Sgt. Perry Aston (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1763438) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh says the shift to bring all long-range strike aircraft under a single command will bring “better coordination and increased sharing of expertise across the five bomber wings.”