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Defective engine behind RoKAF F-16D crash

Posted on June 11, 2016June 11, 2016 by alert5

A South Korean KF-16D crashed on Mar. 30 during an exercise and it has now been determined that a defective component on the engine was the cause.

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It’s not everyday that you get to see Eurofighters, Gripen in formation with the B-52

Posted on June 11, 2016June 11, 2016 by alert5

160609-F-ZZ999-003 BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2016) A United States Air Force ‪‎B52‬ Stratofortress leads a formation of aircraft including two Polish air force ‪‎F16‬ Fighting Falcons, four U.S. Air Force F16 Fighting Falcons, two German ‪‎Eurofighter‬ ‎Typhoons and four ‪‎Swedish‬ ‎Gripens over the Baltic Sea, June 9, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Released)

RoCAF Mirage 2000-5 video

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

Mirage in Taiwan – The ROCAF (Taiwan) Mirage 2000-5 from Wayne Hsu on Vimeo.

U.S. inspectors weren’t able to verify if Russia had properly eliminated Topol ICBMs

Posted on June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 by alert5

An on-site inspection by U.S. nuclear arms inspectors in Russia this April has raised a few red flags. American inspectors were unable to verify if the Topol mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles slated for elimination were properly disposed.

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Latvian Army cleared to shoot down any UAV flying over its bases

Posted on June 10, 2016 by alert5

The Latvian parliament has amended the country’s aviation laws so that soldiers at Army bases can now shoot down any suspicious drone flying overhead.

By Mike1979 Russia (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons