Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unveiled an indigenous stealth fighter, Qaher-313, at a ceremony today.
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Day: February 2, 2013
Lack of HMCS and AIM-9X on F-22 make its vulnerable in WVR arena
The lack of a HMCS and the AIM-9X on the F-22 makes the stealth fighter vulnerable against fighters with similar weapons in WVR (within visual range) combat.
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NORAD testing JLENS in Washington D.C. area
NORAD is bringing Raytheon’s JLENS platform to the Washington D.C. area by Sept. 30. Michael Kucharek, a spokesman for NORAD, said: “We’re trying to determine how the surveillance radar information from the JLENS platforms can be integrated with existing systems in the National Capital Region.”
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