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U.S. Navy needs 20 F-35Cs a year in 2020 to avoid fighter shortfall

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by alert5

Director of the U.S. Navy’s Air Warfare division, Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, told Congress that the service needs 20 F-35Cs a year in 2020 to avoid a shortfall in fighters.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Radar coverage of Singapore’s aerostat

Posted on March 26, 2015 by alert5

Singapore’s new aerostat is reported to have a radar that could detect objects up to a range of 200km. If positioned at WSR10. This will be the coverage area.

Is this the location for Singapore’s aerostat?

Posted on March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 by alert5

A restricted area (WSR10) at 1°21’09.0″N 103°40’07.0″E will take effect on Apr. 12. Is this the location for Singapore’s aerostat?

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Su-30SMs, Su-25s to take part in war games in Siberia

Posted on March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 by alert5

Russia’s defense ministry announced that it will be sending more than 10 Su-25s and Su-30SMs to Buryatia in southern Siberia for military exercises next month.

By Alex Beltyukov (http://russianplanes.net/id145423) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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