February 13, 2018

Su-25SM3 will have Vitebsk self-protection suite

Posted on February 13, 2018 by alert5

The Vitebsk self-protection suite currently installed on Russian military helicopters will be integrated on the Su-25SM3 attack jet.

By Alan Lebeda [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Russia tested its PRC-1M (53T6M) anti-ballistic missile again

Posted on February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by alert5

A400M will never get all its features

Posted on February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by alert5

Reuters has seen a document signed last week between Airbus and seven NATO nations that allows the former to deliver the A400M without some of its promise features.

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A-10s refuel over Afghanistan

Posted on February 13, 2018 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 1, during a refueling mission over Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2018. The A-10s fly as part of the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Labbe)

It was Dutch F-16B that hit wire over Arizona, aircraft badly damaged

Posted on February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by alert5

The Dutch Defense Ministry has confirmed that one of its F-16 was involved in an accident in Arizona on Feb. 11. Online chatter says the jet is a F-16B, #J-369.

By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK (J-369 F-16BM Dutch Air ForceUploaded by tm) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons