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McCain: U.S. Navy should be looking at drones to replace manned aircraft

Posted on June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 by alert5

Former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, U.S. Sen. John McCain told National Journal that the U.S. “Navy should be looking at drones to replace manned aircraft.”

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RAF Eurofighters in Estonia intercept Russian MiG-31BMs

Posted on June 19, 2015 by alert5

British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, paid a visit to the Royal Air Force’s 6 Squadron detachment in Estonia on Jun. 17. During this period the unit scrambled four times to identify four MiG-31BMs, two Tu-22M3s, two An-26s and an A-50 Mainstay.

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Russia has started using UAVs to monitor its Arctic region

Posted on June 19, 2015June 18, 2015 by alert5

The Russian Defense Ministry’s Northern Fleet press service says its Arctic coastal forces has started to operate Takhion and Eleron-3 drones over its Arctic region for monitoring purposes.

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Australian, Malaysian Air Force planes shadowing oil tanker believed to be hijacked

Posted on June 18, 2015 by alert5

A Malaysian-registered oil tanker, MT Orkim Harmony, went missing in South China Sea on Jun. 11. Authorities now believe they had found the missing ship, which has since been repainted and renamed, in Cambodian waters.

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Bell worried surplus Kiowas could cannibalized sales of its rotocraft

Posted on June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 by alert5

As the U.S. Army retires the OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter, a number of them are expected to be put up as Excess Defense Article (EDA). Bell is concerned that this will affect its sale of new aircraft.

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