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Info-graphic for all the USAF aircraft in six parts

Posted on August 9, 2015August 8, 2015 by alert5

The folks at CIGeography have done it again, this time they are tackling all the aircraft in the U.S. Air Force in a six-part info-graphic posters.

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Turkey has offered U.S. access to more air bases

Posted on August 9, 2015August 8, 2015 by alert5

A Western diplomat told Today’s Zama that the Turkish government has offered the use of more air bases to the United States.

Photo: SAC Helen Farrer RAF Mobile News Team/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

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South Korean researchers found way to disable drones by using sound

Posted on August 8, 2015August 8, 2015 by alert5

A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have found a simple way to disable a flying drone by knocking them out of the sky with sound.

By succo [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Simulated LHD under construction at Beaufort

Posted on August 8, 2015August 8, 2015 by alert5

Remember the concrete aircraft carrier the Chinese built in Wuhan? The U.S. Marine Corps is building one at MCAS Beaufort as well.

Construction has begun on a simulated Landing Helicopter Dock aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The simulated LHD will have all the working lights and equipment found onboard a ship. The base is solid concrete exactly the dimensions of the real one. The dock will also feature a control tower.

USS George Washington to arrive in San Diego, three carrier swap continues

Posted on August 8, 2015August 8, 2015 by alert5

USS George Washington (CVN 73) will arrive at NAS North Island Aug. 10 to kick start its hull swap with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

150805-N-MH885-001 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2015) An infographic showing a development timeline for a 3 carrier crew swap between the aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS George Washington (CVN 73), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Smith/Released) — 150805-N-MH885-001
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2015) An infographic showing a development timeline for a 3 carrier crew swap between the aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS George Washington (CVN 73), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Smith/Released)