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NATO to revamp Albanian air base: PM by Staff Writers Tirana (AFP) Aug 5, 2018 NATO plans to modernize an air base in Albania, giving the organization its first such site in the western Balkans, according to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. "NATO will invest more than 50 million euros ($58 million) for the first phase of the project alone, to modernise air base in Kucova," some 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of the capital Tirana, Rama wrote on his Facebook profile. Kucova will serve as a supporting base for NATO's air supply operations, logistics, training and exercises, Rama said, adding that Albanian authorities were also discussing with the United States a "further modernisation of Albanian air capacities." Albania joined NATO in 2009. The Kucova airport was opened in 1950s near the town of the same name that later became Stalin town during the Balkan country's alliance with the Soviet Union. The town was given back its old name after the fall of communism in 1990. bme/ks/jh
Hamilton Sundstrand wins contract for Osprey repair Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2018 Hamilton Sundstrand has received a $64.8 million contract for repair of constant frequency generators aboard MV-22 and CV-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Rockford, Ill., and is scheduled to be completed by July 2021. Navy capital funds will be obligated on an order-by-order basis and funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. Constant frequency generators play a key role in engine operations for a variety of air and naval craft. The MV-22 Osprey is the primary ass ... read more
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