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USAF getting another Bombardier Global 6000 for BACN program

Posted on October 21, 2018October 19, 2018 by alert5

The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program office is seeking a new Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, in a ‘green’ configuration.

A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node-equipped E-11A aircraft rolls out on the flightline of Langley Air Force Base, Va., Sept. 18. BACN hardware allows for communication between warfighters that are operating on different networks and has the capability to relay info between air and ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Candice Page/Released)

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Doubts over South Korea’s K-SAAM

Posted on October 20, 2018October 19, 2018 by alert5

Defense News says South Korea’s indigenous K-SAAM point-defense weapon system has been unable to intercept targets properly during its latest operational tests.

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Photos: Exercise Trident Juncture 18 in Iceland

Posted on October 20, 2018October 19, 2018 by alert5

U.S. Marine with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit posts security at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, Oct. 17, 2018, during Exercise Trident Juncture 18. Trident Juncture training in Iceland promotes key elements of preparing Marines to conduct follow-on training in Norway in the later part of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Menelik Collins/Released)

Azerbaijan test-fires the 9K33

Posted on October 20, 2018October 19, 2018 by alert5

One missile seems to have hit the ground immediately after launch.

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Ten bomber crews at Ellsworth AFB to learn how to fight without GPS coverage

Posted on October 19, 2018 by alert5

Ten B-52, B-1 and B-2 bomber crews are at Ellsworth Air Force Base for an exercise to learn how to fight when GPS signals are jammed.

By Unietd States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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