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Israel preparing itself against attacks by UAVs

Posted on March 19, 2014March 19, 2014 by alert5

Flightglobal reports that Israel is taking steps to boost its air defense system against unmanned aircraft that may one day be used to attack the country.

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Posted in Air Defense

Analysis of China’s ASAT test on May 13, 2013

Posted on March 19, 2014 by alert5

Former USAF space analyst Brian Weeden has a comprehensive article on China’s alleged anti-satellite (ASAT) test on May 13, 2013.
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Posted in Research, Space

Wildcat lands on Type 45 destroyer at sea for first time

Posted on March 18, 2014March 18, 2014 by alert5

The Royal Navy’s new Wildcat helicopter has landed on board a Type 45 destroyer while the ship is at sea for the first time.
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Posted in Navy

U.S. Air Force declared IOC for Sniper ATP-SE

Posted on March 18, 2014March 18, 2014 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force declared initial operational capability (IOC) for Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod – Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) and has now deployed the system to support combat operations in theater.
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

“Terrain masking” by #MH370, how it could have been done

Posted on March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 by alert5

Today, Malaysian newspaper New Straits Time cited unnamed officials as saying that Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 had flown at an altitude of 5,000ft or even lower after it made an air turn back and flew west.
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Posted in Air Defense

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