December 5, 2022

Turkey’s MİDLAS VLS fires HİSAR missile for the first time

Posted on December 5, 2022 by alert5

Turkey’s indigenous vertical launch system (VLS) dubbed MIDLAS has carried out its first successful live firing of a HISAR missile.

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APKWS destroys fast-moving drones

Posted on December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 by alert5

APKWS guidance kits have been successfully used by BAE Systems to guide 70mm rockets against Class-2 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that weigh approximately 25-50 pounds and are capable of traveling at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.

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Dad teaches son to fly the F-16

Posted on December 5, 2022 by alert5

1st Lt. Nathan Thomas is attending the F-16 B-course at 162nd Wing, the unit where his father, Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, is serving as an F-16 instructor.

1st Lt. Nathan Thomas, an active-duty F-16 student pilot, poses with his dad, Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, a Drill Status Guardsman F-16 instructor pilot with the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)

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Latvian Air Force takes delivery of two Pelegrin Tarragons

Posted on December 5, 2022December 4, 2022 by alert5

Pelegrin Limited has delivered two Pelegrin Tarragon light trainers at Ādaži airfield to the Latvian Air Force on Dec. 2.

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