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Indonesia wants to export locally-made Russian general-purpose bombs

Posted on January 8, 2017January 8, 2017 by alert5

Jakarta is giving consideration to an initiative to export local-made Russian general-purpose bombs to other countries operating Sukhoi fighters.

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Thales Spy Ranger mini-UAV selected by France

Posted on January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 by alert5

The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has chosen the Spy Ranger mini-unmanned aerial vehicle made by Thales for French force.

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Growler crew still hospitalized

Posted on January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 by alert5

The crew of a EA-18G that suffered severe injuries during an accident at NAS Whidbey Island on Dec. 16 are still in hospital.

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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Deborah Lee James: F/A-18 and F-35 not interchangeable

Posted on January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 by alert5

U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told Defense News in a Jan. 5 interview that the service “does not view the F/A-18 and the F-35 to be substitutable at all.”

F-35Cs of VFA-101 in flight with FA-18E of VFA-122 in April 2015
By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Darin Russell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Korea researching on laser weapon to bring down N. Korea drones

Posted on January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 by alert5

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense said it will develop a laser weapon system from next year that can shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles from North Korea.

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