By analyzing video footage shown on Iran’s television channels, Jane’s claimed that Kashan International Airport is the site where Iran is testing the clone of the RQ-170.
Qatar Airways says massive Boeing airliner order not linked to F-15 sale
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has denied at a press conference in Washington that his company’s purchase of 40 787-9 and 777-300ER airliners from Boeing is linked to a potential sale of 36 F-15s to Qatar.
By TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pair of B-2s dropped inert B61nuclear bombs
A pair of B-2 stealth bombers from the 509th Bomber Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base dropped inert B61-7 and B61-11 nuclear bombs at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada recently.
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Bigger range being proposed for NAS Fallon
The existing Fallon Range Training Complex in Nevada has become too small for U.S. Marine and Navy pilots to practice aerial warfare and the sailing branch has requested to expand the range by 1364 square miles.
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Turkey developing C-RAM to shoot down rockets fired from Syria
In an interview with CNN Turk, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said the country is in the final stages of a developing a new Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) system that will be able to intercept incoming rockets fired by ISIL from Syria.
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