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Danish Combat Aircraft Competition restarted

Posted on March 15, 2013 by alert5

Boeing, Eurofighter, JSF program office and Saab have received invitations from Denmark to participate in the new Danish Combat Aircraft Competition.

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Posted in Air Force, Industry

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

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