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38 North: No missile silo at Pumyong-dong

Posted on January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 by alert5

A recent Voice of America article suggested that North Korea has built itself a missile silo at Pumyong-dong. The folks at 38 North did their own analysis and concluded that there is no missile silo there.

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F-35C might have to redesign its nose gear

Posted on January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 by alert5

Lee Hudson from Inside Defense reports that the Pentagon has established a “red team” last September to investigate issues with the F-35C’s nose gear.

By U.S. Navy photo byMass Communication Specialist Seaman Anderson W. Branch [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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FAdeA completes first overhaul, modernization of C-130

Posted on January 4, 2017 by alert5

Argentina’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviones SA (FAdeA) has completed its first overhaul and upgrade of a C-130 for the Argentine Air Force.

Photo: FAdeA
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