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Israel declassifies Operation Outside the Box; the attack on Syria’s nuclear site

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 by alert5

Israel has went public on Mar. 21 of its preemptive air strike on a Syrian nuclear reactor under construction back in 2007.

India ready to modify two 777-300ERs into VVIP aircraft

Posted on March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 by alert5

The Indian government has allocated funds so that two Air India Boeing 777-300ER airliners can undergo conversion into VVIP aircraft.

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Taiwan says no plans to lease F-15s

Posted on March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 by alert5

The official spokesman for Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. Chen Chung-chi, has refuted an online report that says the island is interested in leasing F-15s.

By: Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two separate Hawk crash on same day; one in India and the other in U.K.

Posted on March 21, 2018 by alert5

Two BAE Hawks went down on Mar. 20, one happened in India while the other incident which involves a Red Arrows jet took place in Wales.

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LRASM completes sixth consecutive test firing

Posted on March 20, 2018 by alert5

A production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) has been successfully test-fired after launching from a B-1B bomber from the 337th Test Squadron.

Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. LRASM is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin) — Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. LRASM is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)