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Taiwan unveils Teng Yun UAV as escort jammer

Posted on March 7, 2017 by alert5

Unmanned ‘wingman’ makes own decision during simulated BVR fight

Posted on February 25, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has ran a series of simulations whereby unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) acting as ‘wingman’ in unmanned/manned teams had to make their own decisions during beyond-visual-range (BVR) air combat missions.

Photo: U.S. Navy
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DRDO has figured out what went wrong with Nirbhay

Posted on February 17, 2017February 16, 2017 by alert5

A team appointed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has found out what went wrong with the indigenous Nirbhay cruise missiles and the weapon will undergo a fifth flight test in May or June.

Photo: DRDO

India hopes to buy six A330s and convert them into AEW&C platforms

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 by alert5

The Chairman of India’s state-run Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) said permission is being sought from the Cabinet Committee for Security to buy six A330s from Airbus and convert them into early warning radar platforms.

By allen watkin (originally posted to Flickr as Air India A330) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan reveals indigenous AESA radar

Posted on February 7, 2017 by alert5

At a ceremony to sign a memorandum between the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) and National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) for the indigenous advance jet trainer, a model of NCSIST’s in-house AESA radar was shown to the public for the first time.