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McClatchy: Russia fighter may have entered Turkish airspace during bombing run

Posted on October 5, 2015October 5, 2015 by alert5

News outlet McClatchy reported that a Russian fighter jet may have entered Turkish airspace on Oct. 2 while bombing the village of in al Yamdiyyah in Syria.

Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pantsir-S1 air defense system guarding the air base in Latakia, Syria

Posted on October 5, 2015 by alert5

A Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system, probably on a tracked GM-352 chassis, is seen on behind a concrete mixer in this photo handout from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Final formation flight of Vulcan XH558 with the Tornado GR4

Posted on October 5, 2015October 5, 2015 by alert5

Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s joined up with Vulcan XH558 for a flypast to mark the unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial spire in Lincoln.

Photos: Royal Air Force
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U.S. Navy took control of airborne EW pod from ship using Link 16

Posted on October 5, 2015October 4, 2015 by alert5

A team from Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division successfully took control of an airborne electronic warfare (EW) pod mounted on a AV-8B from a ship using Link 16 during Talisman Sabre 2015 in Australia.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Starkey [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons