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Chinese Su-35s’ avionics will display in Cyrillic script

Posted on October 11, 2016 by alert5

An official from Radio-Electronic Technology Concern (KRET) disclosed that the Su-35 fighters bought by China will not have their display readout translated into Mandarin and will stick to the original Cyrillic script.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Sukhoi Su-35S) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Egypt says no Russian airbase on its territory

Posted on October 11, 2016October 11, 2016 by alert5

Russia’s Izvestia reported on Oct. 9 that Moscow intends to establish an airbase in the Egyptian town of Sidi Barrani by 2019. This was quickly denied by Cairo.

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PLAAF J-11Bs on patrol with live air-to-air missiles

Posted on October 10, 2016 by alert5

The PLA says it deployed J-11Bs from a regiment in the north of the country to the south to test the unit’s ability to adapt to a different environment.

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USS Mason came under missile attack off Yemen

Posted on October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 by alert5

The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Mason was targeted and attacked with two missiles while the warship was underway off the coast of Yemen.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katrina Parker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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