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Russia to convert Tu-214 into AEW platform

Posted on May 10, 2019May 9, 2019 by alert5

The Russian Aerospace Forces has approved the project to turn the Tu-214 airliner into an airborne early warning (AEW) platform.

Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]

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Indonesia using fighters to wake people up during the fasting month of Ramadan

Posted on May 9, 2019 by alert5

The Indonesian Air Force says it will be conducting flight training in the predawn hours to wake people up for their sahur (predawn meal) during the fasting month of Ramadan.

An Indonesian air force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during the final day of exercise Cope West 18 (CW18) from Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, March 23, 2018. CW18 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral, tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces and is designed to advance interoperability and build upon already established partnerships between the air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Ebensberger)

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Su-25SM3’s targeting system will utilize AI

Posted on May 9, 2019 by alert5

The upgraded Su-25SM3’s target acquisition and sighting system will be integrated with artificial intelligence to relief the pilots’ from guiding weapons to their targets manually.

By Alan Lebeda [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons