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Russia will soon select shipyard to refurbish Admiral Kuznetsov next year

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 by alert5

Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will be undergoing a long-term refit starting next year and a contract will be awarded soon, TASS reports.

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RoKAF website got hacked

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 by alert5

The Republic of Korea Air Force’s website has been offline since May 12 after administrators discovered that hackers had inserted malicious code into the server.

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Two B-52s flew 35-hour mission to drop live bombs in Jordan

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 by alert5

For the second consecutive year, U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers flew to Jordan and dropped live bombs during Exercise Eager Lion.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratotress drops Mark 82's during a combined live fire demonstration during Exercise Eager Lion 16 at a training area in Jordan, May 24, 2016. Eager Lion 16 is a US military bi-lateral exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan designed to strengthen relationships and interoperability between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Falk 5th MEB COMCAM/Released) — A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratotress drops Mark 82’s during a combined live fire demonstration during Exercise Eager Lion 16 at a training area in Jordan, May 24, 2016. Eager Lion 16 is a US military bi-lateral exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan designed to strengthen relationships and interoperability between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Falk 5th MEB COMCAM/Released)

U.K. to pick vendor for laser weapon demonstrator

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 by alert5

Britain will choose a contractor next month to lead a laser weapon demonstration program and a Babcock-led team has proposed fielding a Qinetiq developed laser mounted on the Phalanx CIWS.

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