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Azerbaijan shows off its IAI Harop suicide drone

Posted on April 14, 2018 by alert5

An election video for Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has publicly revealed the country’s IAI Harop suicide drone.

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Ivory Coast and Senegal to buy CN-235s and NC-212 from Indonesia

Posted on April 14, 2018 by alert5

Ivory Coast and Senegal have signed a framework with Indonesian aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI).

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Russian Yak-130 crashes

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

A Russian Yak-130 from the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School crashed on Apr. 12 in the vicinity of Borisoglebsk.

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UWaterloo researchers claim Quantum radar can defeat stealth

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

Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo claim that a new quantum radar system being develop will be able to detect stealthy aircraft and missiles.

A B-2 Spirit deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., approaches the runway at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 9, 2017. The B-2 routinely conducts bomber assurance and deterrence missions providing a flexible and vigilant long-range global strike capability, and is just one demonstration of the U.S. commitment to supporting global security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III)

HAF Mirage 2000-5 crashes after mission to intercept Turkish jets

Posted on April 13, 2018 by alert5

A Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter crashed into the Aegean Sea on Apr. 12 and the pilot was killed.

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