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U.S. lawmakers drop funding for OC-135’s replacement

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has rejected the Trump administration’s request to buy two aircraft to replace the problematic OC-135.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (OC-135B) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan’s Defense Minister says negotiations to buy the F-35 are ongoing

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by alert5

In an interview with Chinese-language Liberty Times, Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa said the country is still negotiating with the United States to buy the F-35.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan to field test indigenous passive radar system to counter J-20

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by alert5

Taiwan will soon field test two sets of mobile passive radar system developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST).

Photo: NCSIST
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USAF has set up a Kessel Run laboratory

Posted on May 14, 2018May 13, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has established an experimental laboratory named Kessel Run in Boston. The aim of the lab is for the development of mission-critical military software at the shortest possible time.

By Quarax [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
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