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12 vs 0 result at Ex. Indradhanush should be treated with caution, says Tony Osborne

Posted on August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 by alert5

Tony Osborne, the London bureau chief of Aviation Week, says recent claims by the media in India that IAF Su-30MKIs scored 12 vs 0 in mock dogfights against the Royal Air Force should be treated with caution.

Photo: Royal Air Force
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Japan ready to donate three JMSDF Beechcraft TC-90s to Philippines

Posted on August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 by alert5

Reuters has obtained confirmation from four sources that Tokyo is ready to donate three Beechcraft TC-90s to Philippines.

By まも(Mamo) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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SM-6 as anti-ship missile?

Posted on August 6, 2015 by alert5

Two U.S. Navy officials won’t comment when they were asked if the service is pursuing efforts to give the SM-6 anti-air missile an anti-ship capability.

By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Returning home from Britain, IAF Su-30MKIs made a stopover in Saudi Arabia

Posted on August 6, 2015 by alert5

A Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent that took part in Exercise Indradhanush in Britain has landed at the King Fahad airbase, Saudi Arabia on their way home.

Photo: Royal Air Force