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Leonardo going solo for T-X bid

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 by alert5

After breaking up with Raytheon as its American partner for the T-X competition, Leonardo has decided to go alone and compete in the U.S. Air Force competition.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (M346 – RIAT 2009Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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RoKAF scrambled F-15Ks to “intercept” Doraemon

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 by alert5

Two Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) F-15Ks were scrambled on Jan. 12 and it turns out that the unidentified object detected on radar was a balloon.

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Indian Navy’s upgraded Il-38 SD fires Kh-35 ASM for first time

Posted on February 9, 2017 by alert5

A Indian Navy Il-38 SD maritime patrol aircraft successfully fired a Kh-35 anti-ship missile (ASM) during exercise TROPEX-17.

Photo: Indian Navy
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South Korea, U.S. to stage pre-emptive strikes during upcoming wargames

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 by alert5

South Korea and the United States will be engaging in the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises next month and this time, both sides will practice carrying out pre-emptive strikes.

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