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RAAF retires Heron UAV

Posted on August 9, 2017August 9, 2017 by alert5

The Royal Australian Air Force has retired its Heron unmanned aerial vehicle. The last flight was from RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Diamond Storm on Jun. 23.

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U.S. planning drone strikes in Philippines

Posted on August 8, 2017August 8, 2017 by alert5

NBC News has reported that the Pentagon is considering a plan to launch airstrikes against ISIS targets in Philippines using drones.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Clausen
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U.S. Army bans Chinese commercial drones, cites cyber vulnerabilities

Posted on August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Army has published a memo on Aug. 2 that bans its soldiers from using commercial drones made by Chinese firm DJI.

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Tech. Sgt. Courtne, the first female enlisted pilot for the U.S. Air Force

Posted on August 6, 2017 by alert5

Tech. Sgt. Courtney – her last name is censored – has become the U.S. Air Force’s first female enlisted pilot.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Courtneyv poses for a photo before the 558th Flying Training Squadron's Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Course graduation August 4, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Tech. Sgt. Courtney is the first-ever enlisted female to qualify as an RPA pilot. Name badges were blurred due to Air Force limits on disclosure of identifying information for RPA operators. (U.S. Air Force Illustration by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young) — U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Courtneyv poses for a photo before the 558th Flying Training Squadron’s Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Course graduation August 4, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Tech. Sgt. Courtney is the first-ever enlisted female to qualify as an RPA pilot. Name badges were blurred due to Air Force limits on disclosure of identifying information for RPA operators. (U.S. Air Force Illustration by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)

Indonesia plans to buy 11 Su-35s, looking at Chinese drones

Posted on July 27, 2017 by alert5

Indonesia’s Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu told reporters after a cabinet meeting on military procurement that Jakarta plans to buy 11 Su-35 fighters.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Sukhoi Su-35S) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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