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Russian Defense Ministry plans to buy more than 30 MiG-35s

Posted on August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 by alert5

Russia’s Air and Space Forces Commander Col.-Gen. Viktor Bondarev said the defense ministry will sign a contract to purchase more than 30 MiG-35s by 2018.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Micoyan&Gurevich MiG-35) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two sailors injured after Hornet caught fire on board USS Harry S Truman

Posted on August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 by alert5

A F/A-18 from VFA-106 caught fire while refueling on board USS Harry S Truman on Aug. 11. Two sailors were injured as a result. One of them was the pilot of the aircraft who ejected.

By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Lyle Wilkie/U.S. Navy (130913-N-GR168-110) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Video of Taiwan’s Sea Oryx missile system

Posted on August 13, 2015August 12, 2015 by alert5

The latest edition of Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition this week gave Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST) a chance to showcase its Sea Oryx air defense missile system for the first time.

Photo: CNA

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Watch Taiwan’s version of Predator drone in flight

Posted on August 13, 2015August 12, 2015 by alert5

National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST) uploaded a video of their unmanned aerial vehicle that bears strong resemblance to the GA Predator.

Photo: CNA