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Postol says Iron Dome success rate could be 5-10% only

Posted on March 15, 2013March 15, 2013 by alert5

MIT Professor Theodore Postol claims the Israeli Iron Dome missile system only had a success rate of five to ten percent.
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Posted in Air Defense

U.S. Navy Seahawk makes emergency landing in a park

Posted on March 15, 2013 by alert5

A U.S. Navy Seahawk was forced to make an emergency landing in a city park south of San Diego on Mar. 14 after a cockpit indicator lighted up.

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Posted in Navy

DNI: North Korea fielding KN-08

Posted on March 15, 2013 by alert5

The U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) warned Congress that North Korea is close to deploying the road-mobile KN-08 ICBM.

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Posted in Space

1st Reconnaissance Squadron celebrates centennial

Posted on March 15, 2013 by alert5

The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., celebrated its 100th anniversary March 7-9 as the oldest flying unit in U.S. military aviation.

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U.S. Air Force graphic by Mr. John Schwab

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Posted in Air Force

Iranian F-4 tried to intercept MQ-1 escorted by 2 American fighters

Posted on March 15, 2013 by alert5

An Iranian F-4 fighter jet tried to intercept an unarmed U.S. MQ-1 over international waters on Mar. 12. The fighter broke off 16 miles from the UAV after a verbal warning by two U.S. fighters escorting the drone.

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Posted in Air Force, UAV

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