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RoCAF F-16s, IDF to escort Ma’s plane during historic trip to Singapore

Posted on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 by alert5

F-16s from Taiwan’s 445 fighter squadron and IDFs from 443 fighter squadron will escort President Ma Ying-jeou’s plane during his historic trip to Singapore on Nov. 7 to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Photo: RoCAF
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GoPro video of RoCAF Mirage 2000 flying demo

Posted on November 5, 2015November 4, 2015 by alert5

Pentagon’s rail-launched rocket failed on maiden flight

Posted on November 5, 2015November 4, 2015 by alert5

Hawaii’s first satellite launch ended in failure after the Super Strypi rocket went out of control a minute after lift-off on Nov. 3.

Credit: U.S. Air Force

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Rosoboronexport made a profit from the cancellation of Mistral carrier contract

Posted on November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 by alert5

The director general of Russia’s Rosoboronexport state arms exporter said a profit was made from the cancellation by France for two Mistral carriers.

By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian, U.S. fighter pilots radioed each other over Syria to test protocols

Posted on November 4, 2015 by alert5

Russian and U.S. fighter pilots radioed each other over south central Syria on Nov. 3 to test new procedures for avoiding incidents.

Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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