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NRO will launch a dedicated payload from New Zealand this month, a first outside USA

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by alert5

It has just been announced that NROL-151, a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) mission, will be launch into space from New Zealand using Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.

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Posted in Space

Official announcement on CMV-22B’s first flight

Posted on January 22, 2020 by alert5

Bell has announced that the CMV-22B has made its first flight. The latest tilt-rotor variant is believed to have flown in December 2019.


Photo: Bell
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Posted in Industry, Navy

Indonesia is latest operator of RAT 31 DL/M radar

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by alert5

Leonardo says it has signed a contract with Indonesian company PT Len Industri (Persero) to provide a RAT 31 DL/M radar system to the Indonesian Air Force.

Model of RAT-31DLM
Karel Šubrt [CC BY-SA]

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Posted in Air Defense, Air Force

Japan to launch optical spy satellite into space on Jan. 27

Posted on January 21, 2020 by alert5

Japan will launch its eighth Intelligence Gathering System (IGS) reconnaissance satellite into space on Jan. 27.

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Posted in Space

Mexican Air Force MD530F hard-landing

Posted on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 by alert5

The Mexican Air Force lost a MD530F helicopter when one suffered a hard-landing incident on Jan. 19.


Photo: La Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional

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Posted in Air Force

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