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PLA artillery using ASN-209 UAV for aerial reconnaissance

Posted on August 11, 2016August 10, 2016 by alert5

A recent PLA artillery exercise demonstrated the use of the ASN-209 UAV on the battlefield for battle field survey, target location and artillery fire adjustment.

Kuwait orders 30 H225Ms for $1.1 billion

Posted on August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 by alert5

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was in Kuwait on Aug. 9 to sign an agreement to sell 30 Airbus H225M helicopters to the Gulf State for approximately $1.1 billion.

By Arnaud Lambert (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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VAQ-140 Patriot Cruise 2015-2016 video

Posted on August 10, 2016 by alert5

60th anniversary of KC-135’s first flight coming up

Posted on August 10, 2016 by alert5

The Boeing KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft made its first flight on Aug. 31, 1956. Even with its eventual replacement, the Boeing KC-46, coming online. The Stratotanker is expected to keep flying well into the next decade.

By United States Air Force (United States Air Force) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Check out the 64th Aggressor Squadron’s new paint scheme for its F-16

Posted on August 10, 2016 by alert5

Airmen, attending the 57th Adversary Tactics Group change of command ceremony, take the first look at the new F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron, paint scheme in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 5, 2016. This one of the kind “splinter” scheme is one of two different paint schemes that will be introduced in the coming months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)