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Philippine Air Force’s first C-295 arrived home Mar. 22

Posted on March 23, 2015 by alert5

The first C-295 for Philippine Air Force has arrived at Clark Airbase on Mar. 22. The base also happens to be home of the Air Logistics Command.

Photo: Airbus

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Envoy: North Korea can fire nuclear-armed missile anytime

Posted on March 22, 2015 by alert5

In a rare interview with Sky News, North Korea’s ambassador to Britain, Hyun Hak-bong, said Pyongyang has the means to fire a nuclear-armed missile “any time.”

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U.S. Army deploys Patriot air defense battery to Poland

Posted on March 22, 2015March 22, 2015 by alert5

A Patriot missile battery from U.S. Army Europe’s 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command has been deployed to Poland for a week-long exercise.

Photo Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Randall Jackson, 10th AAMDC Public Affairs
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Russian envoy threatens to nuke Danish warships

Posted on March 22, 2015March 22, 2015 by alert5

Denmark is upset after the Russian ambassador to Denmark, Mikhail Vanin, threatened to target Royal Danish Navy warships with nuclear missiles if Denmark joins the NATO missile defense shield.

“F361 Iver Huitfeldt” by Mtlarsen – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.