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Russia wants to take sharper pictures of United States during Open Skies flights

Posted on February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 by alert5

Russia has put forward a request to equip its Tu-154M Open Skies Treaty monitoring aircraft with advanced digital cameras during flights over the United States this year.

By Milan Nykodym from Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Tu 154M Open Skies) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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China might be installing HF radar that can detect stealth aircraft in S. China Sea

Posted on February 23, 2016 by alert5

Commercial satellite imagery taken over Cuarteron Reef in South China Sea last month revealed the China is constructing a High Frequency (HF) radar on the artificial island. The radar could have a secondary role of detecting stealth aircraft.

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Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet says military flights to continue despite deployment of HQ-9

Posted on February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 by alert5

The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said military flights will continue even though China has deployed an air defense system in South China Sea.

By Voice of America [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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