Month: May 2016

Canada’s defense minister says CF-18 needs to be replaced quickly

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 by alert5

During his speech at the CANSEC defence and military trade show in Ottawa, Canada’s Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said the issue of selecting a new fighter to replace the CF-18 “needs to be dealt with quickly.”

By John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Alpha Jet pilots with Discovery Air Defence clocks 3,000 hours on the type

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 by alert5

Two Discovery Air Defence Services pilots who fly the Alpha Jet recently achieved more than 3,000 hours flying the advanced jet trainer.

By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (Aplha Jet) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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China, Russia kick off computer-simulated BMD command post exercise

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 by alert5

China and Russia have commence their first bilateral computer-simulated ballistic missile defense (BMD) command post exercise, dubbed Aerospace Security-2016.

Graphic: Russian MoD
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