Today, Malaysian newspaper New Straits Time cited unnamed officials as saying that Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 had flown at an altitude of 5,000ft or even lower after it made an air turn back and flew west.
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Category: Air Defense
Three RTAF air defense radars that could have seen #MH370 – Update 16:09hrs
The Royal Thai Air Force’s air defense posture consists of three sectors, the southern sector is termed RTADS (Royal Thai Air Defense System) Phase 3.
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The RMAF radar that last saw #MH370
The last radar contact of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was at 0215hrs local time, the aircraft was flying at 29500ft and was 200nm northwest of Penang island. The radar under Malaysia’s air defense umbrella that could see the Boeing 777 was a SELEX RAT-31 DL long range radar that sits on top of Penang Hill, 800m above sea level.
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Russia deploys A-50 to Belarus
The Belarusian Defense Ministry said A Russian Air Force A-50 early warning aircraft was deployed to Belarus on Mar. 15 as part of a Belarusian-Russian air defense exercise.
Could TNI-AU radar unit 231 shed light on the fate of #MH370
When Royal Malaysia Air Force’s own military radar last saw Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, the Boeing 777 was 200 miles from Penang and was heading towards India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Across the Straits of Malacca, TNI-AU (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara, Indonesian Air Force) radar unit 231 was also monitoring the skies above those busy shipping lanes.
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