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Watch how J-10B pilots train for aerial refueling

Posted on January 12, 2017 by alert5

Posted in Air Force

Poland exploring the possibility of buying up to 96 second-hand F-16s

Posted on January 12, 2017 by alert5

Poland is reported to be exploring the possibility of buying up to 96 second-hand F-16s and to overhaul and upgrade them in the country.

Ex STEADFAST JAZZ (10691316234)
By SFJZ13 (Ex STEADFAST JAZZUploaded by GiW) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Air Force, Industry

Czech approves plan for joint airspace protection with Slovakia

Posted on January 12, 2017 by alert5

The Czech cabinet has given the green light to participate in a joint airspace protection arrangement with neighboring Slovakia.

Selfie in a Czech Saab Gripen as it patrols Icelandic airspace
Milan Nykodym [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Defense, Air Force

AFRL says IBM’s neuromorphic chip can pick out tanks from radar images

Posted on January 12, 2017 by alert5

A neuromorphic CMOS chip produced by IBM is able to pick out tanks and other vehicles from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images while using a minimal amount of energy to do so.

DARPA SyNAPSE 16 Chip Board
By DARPA SyNAPSE [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Research

X-37B OTV-4 has spent more than 600 days in orbit

Posted on January 12, 2017 by alert5

The current OTV-4 mission of the X-37B space plane has cross the 600 days mark and if it still orbits the Earth after Mar. 23, it will break the previous record set by OTV-3.

X-37B prelaunch
By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in Air Force, Space

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