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Serbia getting nine Wing Loongs

Posted on September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 by alert5

Serbia is getting nine Wing Loong unmanned air vehicles from China, local media has reported. The drones will be delivered within the next six months and there is a possibility of a follow-on order for 15 more.

Wing loong MAKS2017
FFA P-16 [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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South Korea to start mass production of Haegung anti-missile system

Posted on September 11, 2019 by alert5

South Korea will start the mass production of the Haegung anti-missile system and $627 million will be earmarked for the production, which runs till 2036.

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Posted in Air Defense, Navy

Taiwan disclosed that it can only get the F-35 from 2030 onwards

Posted on September 11, 2019September 10, 2019 by alert5

A new infographic from Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense explaining why it went forward with the purchase of 66 F-16s instead of buying the F-35 revealed that the island can only receive the stealth fighter from 2030.


Graphic: ROC MND
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TOPGUN’s impact over the last 50 years

Posted on September 10, 2019 by alert5

In the September’s issue of Proceedings, Commander Christopher Papaioanu and Brad Elward look at the impact on fleet readiness by the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (TOPGUN) over the last 50 years.

F-14A Tomcat of VF-213 in dogfight with TopGun F-16N in March 1989
U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Indian Air Force to reactivate 17 Squadron today

Posted on September 10, 2019 by alert5

The Indian Air Force is expected to reactivate 17 Squadron at Ambala Air Force Station. The unit is expected to be the first to operate the Rafale.

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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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