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INS Viraat’s fate might be the same as INS Vikrant

Posted on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 by alert5

India’s oldest aircraft carrier INS Viraat might have to go to a shipyard and be broken up as the Indian Navy lack the funds to convert the ship into a museum.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen W. Rowe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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RSAF Hermes 450 fully operational

Posted on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 by alert5

The Republic of Singapore Air Force declared its Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) fully operational on Mar. 30.

Photo: Singapore MinDef
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X-37B heading to space on May 6

Posted on March 31, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force will launch the Boeing X-37B into space from Cape Canaveral on May 6.

Image: United Launch Alliance
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India to upgrade 6 Ka-28s, engine overhaul for another four

Posted on March 31, 2015 by alert5

Six Ka-28s in the Indian Navy will get a mid-life upgrade and be fitted with new sensors.

“IN585 Kamov KA.28 Indian Navy (8414600528)” by aeroprints.com. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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TOW 2A RF successfully fired from helicopter

Posted on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 by alert5

Raytheon has successfully test fired two TOW 2A RF practice missiles from a AH-1W attack helicopter.

By Rikujojieitai Boueisho [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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