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DARPA’s TERN Phase 3 illustration use photo with Japanese destroyer in it

Posted on December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 by alert5

DARPA has released an illustration of the winner of the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program. The background photo for the illustration shows USS Lassen in a passage exercise with JS Harasume from 2011.

Source: DARPA
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Greek and Turkish fighters engaged in brief dogfight on Dec. 29

Posted on December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 by alert5

Eight Turkish military aircraft entered Greek air space nine times on Dec. 29 and some of the aircraft were engaged in a brief dogfight with Hellenic Air Force fighters.

By Copyright ©2006 K. Krallis, SV1XV (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iranian Navy vessels came close to USS Harry S. Truman and fired rockets

Posted on December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 by alert5

Two U.S. officials have confirmed a news report from NBC that Iranian Navy vessels approached aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and fired rockets in a direction away from the carrier.

By U.S. Navy photo by Jeffrey G. Katz. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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North Korea focus on developing the KN-06 SAM

Posted on December 29, 2015December 29, 2015 by alert5

Among the various types of missiles under development, North Korea is placing an emphasis on the KN-06 surface-to-air missile, a South Korean official told Yonhap news agency.

Image: KCTV
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