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MQM-107 tried to dodge Patriot by flying low, but was shot down eventually

Posted on November 15, 2015 by alert5

During a test of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense System (AIAMD) on Nov. 12 at White Sands Missile Range, a MQM 107 drone simulating as a cruise missile tried to avoid detection from the Patriot air defense system by flying below its radar coverage.

By MDA (Cpmposed from) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army’s LBPWS, MLRS and HIMARS in joint exercise

Posted on November 15, 2015November 15, 2015 by alert5

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s Air Defense Artillery (ADA) and Field Artillery (FA) units at Fort Sill came together on Nov. 12 to conduct a joint night-time C-RAM exercise.

Screen grab from KSWO’s video
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French pilots, WSOs learn techniques on surviving in hostile territory

Posted on November 15, 2015November 15, 2015 by alert5

AFP was given access to see how French Air Force pilots and navigators are trained to survive after ejecting over hostile territories.

AFP Photo/Jean-Pierre Muller
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India to revive Kaveri for UCAV prototype

Posted on November 15, 2015November 15, 2015 by alert5

The Indian government is set to give the green light to develop a derivative of the GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri turbofan engine to power its indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle.

By Jagan Pillariseti.Jineshgopinathan at en.wikipedia [CC BY 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
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