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Denmark withdrawing F-16s from ISIL fight

Posted on December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 by alert5

Danish foreign minister Anders Samuelsen announced that his government will not extend the F-16 mission in the Middle East after the six-month combat deployment comes to an end this month.

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Posted in Air Force

U.S. naval engineers say INS Vikrant won’t be operational for another decade

Posted on December 3, 2016 by alert5

A group of naval engineers were in India this February to inspect INS Vikrant and they concluded that the aircraft carrier won’t be operational for another decade.

INS Vikrant being undocked at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in 2015 (05)
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Posted in Navy

Indian Navy says Naval LCA too heavy, will look for alternative

Posted on December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 by alert5

Chief of the Indian Navy, Adm. Sunil Lanba, has ruled out the deployment of the HAL Naval LCA on his aircraft carriers.

HAL Tejas NP-1 takes-off from the Shore Based Test Facility at INS Hansa, Goa
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Posted in Industry, Navy

Almaz-Antey has started development work on Buk-M3 replacement

Posted on December 3, 2016December 2, 2016 by alert5

CEO of Almaz-Antey says his company has started working on a replacement for the Buk-M3 air defense system, even though the system has just entered service with Russia.

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Posted in Air Defense

Watch the Ka-52 operate aboard Admiral Kuznetsov

Posted on December 3, 2016December 2, 2016 by alert5

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