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U.S. lawmakers accuse Trump of delaying sale of F-16s to Taiwan

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by alert5

U.S. lawmakers have accused the Trump administration of delaying the sale of F-16s to Taiwan whilst it tries to negotiate a trade deal with China.


Graphic: Lockheed Martin

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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Pakistan Army King Air crashes

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by alert5

A Pakistan Army Aviation King Air 350 turboprop has crashed during a training flight. At least 18 people were killed in the accident.

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Posted in Air Force

India signs contract to buy more R-27 missiles

Posted on July 30, 2019 by alert5

India has reportedly paid approximately $218 million to buy a batch of R-27 air-to-air missiles.

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VoidWanderer [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Besides hardware, engineers are testing software for Skyborg

Posted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 by alert5

Engineers from 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force recently tested a a software suite called Testing Autonomy in a Complex Environment (TACE) that will be used in the Skyborg program.


U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem
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Posted in Air Force, Research, UAV

Pantsyr-S assumes combat duty in Russia’s Northern Fleet

Posted on July 30, 2019 by alert5

A Pantsyr-S unit assigned to Russia’s Northern Fleet has assume combat duty. The unit is deployed to the Kola Peninsula.

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Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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