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Royal Navy will be withdrawing Harpoon from service in 2018

Posted on November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 by alert5

The Royal Navy will be left without any anti-ship missile strike capability from 2018 to 2020 as it has decided to withdraw the Harpoon in 2018 and retire the helicopter-launched Sea Skua missile early next year.

Photo: Royal Navy/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian diplomat says Iran cannot buy Su-30s due to UN Resolution 2231

Posted on November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 by alert5

The Russian Ambassador to Tehran, Levan Dzhagaryan, told Tehran Times that due to UN Resolution 2231, it will be difficult for Iran to acquire Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (SU-30SM) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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T-50A first U.S. flight scheduled on Nov. 17

Posted on November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 by alert5

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) revealed that its T-50A advanced jet trainer will be making its first U.S. flight at Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Pilot Training facility in Greenville on Nov. 17.

Photo: Lockheed Martin
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