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Vietnam has ordered SPYDER air defense system

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

A senior Vietnam People’s Air Force officer has confirmed his country’s purchase of the Israeli SPYDER air defense system.

By Ereshkigal1 (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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First flight of F-16V at Edwards AFB; RoCAF jet

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

The F-16V has flown for the first time at Edwards Air Force Base on Oct. 16, Lockheed Martin announced. The major difference in the variant is the inclusion of a APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR).

Photo: Lockheed Martin
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EMD-1 is now flying in receiver formation behind KC-10, KC-135 at Edwards

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

The first KC-46A prototype, EMD-1, arrived at Edwards Air Force base on Oct. 15 for two-weeks of Ground Effects and Fuel Onload Fatigue testing.

U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula
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Rare look at Vietnam’s UAV workshop

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

A rare look at Vietnam’s Air Defence Technical Institute where various types of unmanned aerial vehicles are undergoing research for operational deployment.

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Indian Air Force Mi-17 makes emergency landing in populated area

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

The crew of a Indian Air Force Mi-17 brought the helicopter down to land in a residential area in Mumbai on Oct. 21 after encountering issues with the rotorcraft’s hydraulic systems.

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