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India to upgrade Il-76/78 fleet; digitized S-125 missile units

Posted on October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 by alert5

India’s Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) has cleared the upgrade of its Il76 and Il78 fleet with new engines and avionics. The modernization will extend the lifespan of the aircraft by another twenty years.

By Sumita Roy Dutta (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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JLENS was shot down, by the Police

Posted on October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 by alert5

State police brought the wayward JLENS back to Earth in the Pennsylvania countryside on Oct. 28 with around 100 shots using shotguns.

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RAND says potential impact of no-fly zones is limited

Posted on October 30, 2015October 29, 2015 by alert5

RAND took a preliminary look on the strategic impact of no-fly zones (NFZs) to determine the potential utility and probable limitations of implementing one.

By U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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JLENS broke free from mooring

Posted on October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 by alert5

The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) broke free from its mooring station in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland on Oct. 28 and later came down in the vicinity of Moreland Township, Pennsylvania.

Photo: Nikki Krize
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Rare look at the deployment of Taiwan’s Sky Bow air defense missile system

Posted on October 28, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

Taiwan’s Ministry of Nation Defense has uploaded a video on 612 air defense battalion which operates the Sky Bow (Tien Kung) air defense missile system in the southern part of the island.