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Iranian military attache caught trying to smuggle Kh-31 parts out of Ukraine

Posted on April 1, 2018March 31, 2018 by alert5

Early this year, two Iranians were caught by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Kiev with parts for the Kh-31 anti-ship missile inside their vehicle.

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LSO remotely takes over F/A-18

Posted on April 1, 2018March 31, 2018 by alert5

For the first time, a landing signals officer (LSO) was able to remotely take over a F/A-18 on the glide path and bring it aboard an aircraft carrier for a touch-and-go.

180322-N-CT127-0097 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2018) Landing signal officers work with the aircraft terminal approach remote inceptor in preparation for incoming aircraft to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released) — 180322-N-CT127-0097
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2018) Landing signal officers work with the aircraft terminal approach remote inceptor in preparation for incoming aircraft to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released)

Russia said to have deployed two Su-34s to Syria

Posted on March 31, 2018 by alert5

A news report says Russia has deployed two more Su-34 fighter-bombers to Syria. They flew into Hmeimim Air Base with a Tu-154M on Mar. 29.

F-15E WSO clocks 4,000 flight hours

Posted on March 31, 2018 by alert5

Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron logged his 4,000 flight hours during a combat deployment on Mar. 21.

Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza, 336th EFS deputy operations group commander and weapons system officer, poses for a photo after landing in an F-15E Strike Eagle March 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Meza, in the capacity of WSO, is able to display information from the radar, electronic warfare or infrared sensors; monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats; select targets; and use an electronic "moving map" to navigate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal Wright) — Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza, 336th EFS deputy operations group commander and weapons system officer, poses for a photo after landing in an F-15E Strike Eagle March 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Meza, in the capacity of WSO, is able to display information from the radar, electronic warfare or infrared sensors; monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats; select targets; and use an electronic “moving map” to navigate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal Wright)

China and Russia in joint development of UAV that launches from BM-30 MLRS

Posted on March 31, 2018 by alert5

On the sidelines of ArmHiTec-2018 exhibition, the deputy CEO of Tecmash Research and Production Group says his company is working with China to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle that is launched from the BM-30 Smerch MLRS.

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