UkrOboronProm has produced this video showcasing the upgraded Mi-24PU1 attack helicopter. UkrOboronProm recently delivered three examples to the Ukrainian military.
Day: September 13, 2016
B-1Bs flew to South Korea with JASDF F-2s providing escort partway
Two B-1B bombers have taken off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and flew to Osan, South Korea today. The bombers were met by two Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-2 fighters near Japan and the Japanese pilots later handed over the role of escorting the bombers to South Korean and U.S. warplanes.
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Photo by U.S. Forces Korea
Saab and Denel pair Giraffe AMB with Umkhonto SAM
Saab disclosed that its Giraffe AMB radar had been in South Africa the past six months and had been pair with Denel’s Umkhonto surface-to-air missile for a series of test-firings.
By Flash 285 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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PAK-FA will be getting stealthy cluster bomb
Russian online newspaper Svobodnaya Pressa cited General Director of NPO “Basalt” Vladimir Porhachev as saying that a new cluster bomb is being develop specially for carriage on the T-50 PAK-FA.
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B-1B “show of force” flight over South Korea delayed due to bad weather
The U.S. military had planned a “show of force” flight consisting of two B-1Bs over South Korea in the wake of North Korea’s fifth nuclear test. However, the flight has been postponedh by 24 hours due to bad weather at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
By United States Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III ([1], [2]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons