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INS Teg fires land attack variant of BrahMos

Posted on April 24, 2017 by alert5

The Indian Navy is now able to launch the land attack variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. A test was conducted on Apr. 21 in which the LACM was fired from INS Teg, a guide missile frigate.

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2016 B-52H crash investigation completed

Posted on April 24, 2017April 23, 2017 by alert5

U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has determined the cause behind the crash of a B-52H bomber assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base in May 2016.


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Two JMSDF DDGs in joint exercise with Carl Vinson CSG

Posted on April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. 7th Fleet announced that the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has commenced a bilateral exercise in the Philippine Sea with two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyers.

Ashigara (DDG-178) in de Stille Oceaan tijdens Dawn Blitz 2015, -4 september 2015 a
By Veronica Mammina, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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WC-135 dispatched to Korean Peninsula last week

Posted on April 23, 2017 by alert5

A South Korean official told Yonhap news agency that a U.S. Air Force WC-135 nuclear sniffer was flown to the Korean Peninsula on Apr. 20 for an “emergency sortie.”

WC-135W make T&G for R-W05R. (9048170424)
By Ken H / @chippyho [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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RAND: Chinese investment in U.S. aviation sector

Posted on April 23, 2017 by alert5

RAND has published a paper on Chinese investment in U.S. aviation sector to date and concluded that there are no immediate concerns due to effective U.S. export and foreign investment regulations.

Comac C-919 Model in 2011 (cropped)
By Waerfelu (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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