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Pakistan test-fires Babur-3 SLCM for first time

Posted on January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 by alert5

Pakistan carried out its first successful test of the Babur-3 Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) from the Indian Ocean on Jan. 9.

RoKAF scrambles F-15s, F-16s as 6 PLAAF H-6s transit Tsushima Strait

Posted on January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 by alert5

The Republic of Korea Air Force scrambled around 10 F-15 and F-16 fighters after China dispatched 8 of its warplanes into the Tsushima Strait.

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Watch 3 Super Hornets release 103 mini-drones

Posted on January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 by alert5

During a demonstration at China Lake in October 2016, three Super Hornets released 103 Perdix mini-uavs and the drones then later flew together as a swarm.

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ISIL destroys two SyAAF L-39s with ATGMs

Posted on January 9, 2017 by alert5

ISIL forces managed to destroy two Syrian Arab Air Force L-39s at Deir ez-Zor on Jan. 6 using anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM).

Russia’s Strategic Missile Troops switching to all digital communications by 2020

Posted on January 9, 2017 by alert5

The Russian Defense Ministry says the Strategic Missile Troops – the branch that controls Russia’s land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles – is on course to using a digital communication network by 2020.

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