Day: August 14, 2015

Israel requesting U.S. to bring THAAD to Juniper Cobra 2016, will bring David’s Sling

Posted on August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 by alert5

Israel has asked the United States to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to Juniper Cobra 2016 air defense exercise.

By National Missile Defense [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan buys 2 Sniper ATPs

Posted on August 14, 2015 by alert5

Lockheed Martin will supply two Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to Taiwan for its F-16 fleet. Lockheed Martin will also provide integration support of LANTIRN targeting and navigation pods on Taiwan’s recently upgraded F-16s.

By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Belarus to perform road runway operations again this year

Posted on August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 by alert5

Last year, Belarus MiG-29s and Su-25s landed and took off from stretch of motorway in Dzerzhinsk, Belarus Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Oleg Dvigalev just confirmed that the same exercise will be conducted this year.

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Fire burn a hole on RC-135V

Posted on August 14, 2015August 13, 2015 by alert5

Fire broke out on a RC-135V while the aircraft was about to take-off at Offutt Air Force Base on Apr. 30. Now, investigators have figured out that an oxygen leak was the cause of the accident.

Photo: Air Combat Command
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