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Elbit Systems introduces Skylark 3

Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by alert5

Elbit Systems has unveiled its latest mini-UAS, the Skylark 3. The new unmanned aircraft has a range of more than 100 km while being airborne for up to 6 hours with a 10 kg payload.

Skylark3
Photo: Elbit Systems

Posted in Industry, UAV

JLENS revived by Pentagon

Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by alert5

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has agreed to resuming testing of the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), after investigations revealed the cause of last October’s incident.

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Posted in Air Defense, Army, Industry

Lockheed Martin will offer T-50 for T-X competition

Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has decided that it will partner with KAI to offer the T-50 for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition.

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Photo: KAI
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

U.S. Senator against subsidized sale of F-16s to Pakistan

Posted on February 12, 2016February 11, 2016 by alert5

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Corker, wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry that he is against the subsidized sale of eight F-16s to Pakistan.

Pakistani F-16
By United States Air Force (USAF news article (direct link)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Iraq in talks to buy a small number of MiG-29Ms

Posted on February 12, 2016February 11, 2016 by alert5

Russian newspaper Kommersant said Iraq is in talks to buy a small number of MiG-29M fighters.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29M2 Fulcrum, Russia - Air Force JP7665543
By Aktug Ates [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Air Force, Industry

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