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North Korea broadcast coded messages over short wave radio

Posted on July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by alert5

Pyongyang Radio Station broadcast coded five-digit number messages during a 12-minute segment on Jul. 15. This is the first time North Korea has done that in 16 years.

Vintage Zenith Royal 7000 Trans-Oceanic (Transistor) Radio, Chassis 18ZT40Z3, Made in the USA (12125520946)
By Joe Haupt from USA [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iran has started to receive missiles for the S-300

Posted on July 19, 2016 by alert5

Iran’s Tasnim news agency disclosed that Russia has started to deliver the missiles for the S-300 air defense system.

Posted in Air Defense, Industry

Russia operating the Searcher II in Israel’s backyard

Posted on July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by alert5

A picture of the Russian license-copy of the IAI Searcher II unmanned aerial vehicle at Hmeyim airbase, Syria has been posted online recently.

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Photo: Алексей Китаев
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AIM-9X Block II getting air-to-surface mode

Posted on July 19, 2016 by alert5

Raytheon is working on porting the software necessary to carry out air-to-ground strikes from the AIM-9X Block I to the Block II variant, Jane’s reported.

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U.S. Navy photo

Posted in Industry

B-29 flies again after 60 years

Posted on July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by alert5

The B-29 Superfortress known affectionately as Doc has flown for the first time since its last flight in 1956.

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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht
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Posted in Air Force, Heritage

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