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Video: Testing of Skybow 3 and Hsiung Feng III

Posted on December 2, 2014December 2, 2014 by alert5

Taiwan’s Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) has released a video showing its testing of the Skybow 3 air defense missile and Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile.
Updated with YouTube video.

Posted in Air Defense, Navy, Research

Three British CH-47s to remain in Afghanistan

Posted on December 2, 2014 by alert5

Three British CH-47s there were previously operating in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan will redeploy to Kabul in order to support the NATO train, advise and assist mission.

[thumb]http://www.janes.com/article/46449/uk-retains-chinooks-in-afghanistan[/thumb]

Posted in Air Force

Ghana Air Force buying more aircraft from China, Brazil, Russia

Posted on December 2, 2014 by alert5

Ghana Air Force plans to acquire more Z-9 and M-17 helicopters from China and Russia. It will buy the Super Tucano from Brazil for the first time as well.
Continue reading “Ghana Air Force buying more aircraft from China, Brazil, Russia”

Posted in Air Force

Turkey also lost an F-16

Posted on December 2, 2014 by alert5

The Turkish Air Force lost an F-16 in the northern part of the country on Dec. 1. Pilot survived the crash.

[thumb]http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2014/12/01/f16-jet-crashes-in-central-turkey-pilot-survives[/thumb]

Posted in Air Force

Parrikar promised to “fast-track” MMRCA negotiations

Posted on December 2, 2014 by alert5

India’s defense minister Manohar Parrikar told French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in New Delhi that the MMRCA negotiations will be “resolved in a fast-tracked manner.”

[thumb]http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rafale-issue-will-be-resolved-in-fast-tracked-manner-manohar-parrikar/articleshow/45339903.cms[/thumb]

Posted in Air Force, MMRCA

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