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YouTube: Su-35s at Khmeimim airbase, Syria

Posted on February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 by alert5

Last few seconds of the video shows the four Su-35S fighters that arrived in Syria recently.

Posted in Air Force

Rheinmetall receives order to upgrade Skyguard system for unidentified customer

Posted on February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 by alert5

An unidentified nation has given Rheinmetall a €390 million contract to upgrade the search and tracking radars of its Skyguard system.

Oerlikon GDF-003 35mm Twin Cannon
By 玄史生 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Defense, Industry

Navy to request for 16 Super Hornets

Posted on February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy will request to buy 2 Super Hornets for fiscal 2017 budget and 14 more aircraft in fiscal 2018, Reuters reported.

FA-18E of VFA-195 landing on USS George Washington in June 2015
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Industry, Navy

Israeli satellite captures Russia swapping engines on Su-24s in Syria

Posted on February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 by alert5

Images shared by ImageSat International (ISI) are showing that Russia is swapping out the engines of its Su-24 fleet in Syria. This could mean that the Russian air campaign is intensive enough to wear out the engines.

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Photo: ImageSat International
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Posted in Air Defense, Air Force

UCLASS will be dedicated aerial refueling tanker

Posted on February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 by alert5

Defense News reports that the Pentagon has decided that the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) is to be a dedicated aerial refueling tanker for the aircraft carriers.

US Navy's X-47B, AV-2, Bureau # 168064, of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), conduct Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) over the Chesapeake Bay on 16 April 2015.  VX-23 is part of the Naval Test Wing Atlantic in Naval Air Station Patuxent River,
Photo: U.S. Navy
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Posted in Navy, UAV

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