The French Air Force has carried out its largest air raid on ISIL to date with 12 aircraft taking part in the bombing of ISIL’s stronghold in Raqqa, Syria.
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Turkey cancels long-range air defense missile system tender
An official from Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s office confirmed to Reuters that the long-range air and missile defense program (T-LORAMIDS) has been canceled.
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MQM-107 tried to dodge Patriot by flying low, but was shot down eventually
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.
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U.S. Army’s LBPWS, MLRS and HIMARS in joint exercise
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.
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French pilots, WSOs learn techniques on surviving in hostile territory
AFP was given access to see how French Air Force pilots and navigators are trained to survive after ejecting over hostile territories.
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