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Royal Jordanian Air Force Mirage F1s sold to Draken International

The al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya (RJAF, Royal Jordanian Air Force) sold 25 Dassault Mirage F1 fighter and attack aircraft out of the 26 that were stored at As Shaheed Muwaffaq al Salti AB (al-Azraq) air base. The aircraft involved are most probably eleven Mirage F1CJs, thirteen Mirage F1EJs and one Mirage F1DJ dual seat. The Mirages were stored al-Azraq since 2010.

The aircraft were sold to US-based adversary air (ADAIR) supplier Draken International based at Lakeland (FL). By April 2020, about 10 were received and the first delivery was published on Draken International's social media channels on 3 April 2020. The first aircraft, RJAF serial 118, was one of two Mirage F1DJs the Jordanians had. This Mirage was formerly CE.14C-85/14-74 with the Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force), before it was sold to Jordan in 2007. Before that, in August of 1994, Spain bought the aircraft from Qatar (serial QA62).

The remainder of the Mirages will be shipped during the next few months. Draken International already bought 20 former Spanish Air Force Mirage F1M/BM aircraft.

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Amid Border Tension India’s Air-Launched BrahMos Missile Receives Combat Clearance - See Details: https://bit.ly/315Iodh

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Chinese Fighter Jet and Bomber Approached Taiwan’s Airspace 8th Time In Last 2 Weeks - See Details: https://bit.ly/2YqxHjI

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First US Navy CMV-22B delivered

Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, based at NAS North Island (CA) received their first CMV-22B Osprey on 22 June 2020.

The V-22 programme originally included 48 Navy HV-22s, but none were ordered. In 2009, it was proposed that it would replace the C-2 Greyhound for carrier onboard delivery (COD) duties. One advantage of the V-22 is the ability to deliver supplies and people between non-carrier ships beyond helicopter range.

The US Navy ordered the first 39 CMV-22Bs in June 2018; initial operating capability is anticipated to be achieved in 2021, with fielding to the fleet by the mid-2020s.

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Great video of Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M-3 Backfire bomber

The Russian Federation - Aerospace Forces (RF VKS) is getting better and better in showing high quality videos. According to the accompanying information this video shows a number of Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber aircraft operating in the Kalúga area.

According to the Scramble Magazine Air Order of Battle of the Russian Federation - Aerospace Forces (RF VKS), the video footage must have been made at Shaykovka air base *), where the 52nd Guards Heavy-bomber Aviation Regiment (52 GvTBAP) is based operating the Tu-22M-3 bombers. The airbase is located 100 km west of Kalúga.

Kalúga is the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast (region), located on the Oka River 150 kilometers southwest of Moscow. Kalúga is known for its most famous resident, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a rocket science pioneer who worked here as a school teacher. The Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in Kaluga is dedicated to his theoretical achievements and their practical implementations for modern space research, hence the motto on the city's coat of arms: "The Cradle of Space Exploration".

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