World’s last Sea Harriers to retire next year
India is expected to send its Sea Harriers into retirement next year, the same time aircraft carrier INS Viraat is decommissioned.
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Source: World’s last Sea Harriers to retire next year
BBC flew on board RAF Sentinel R1 to observe surveillance mission over Iraq, Syria
A BBC film crew was able to go aboard a Royal Air Force Sentinel R1 and see its surveillance mission over the Iraqi, Syria border. Hit the source for the link to the video.
Photo: Sergeant Ross Tilly (RAF)/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: BBC flew on board RAF Sentinel R1 to observe surveillance mission over Iraq, Syria
Photos, Video of Swedish Gripens operating out of a highway in Finland
Last week , two Swedish Air Force Gripen fighters from 211 Squadron, F 21, landed on a road runway in Finland for the first time during exercise Baana 2015.
Photos: Louise Levin/Försvarsmakten
The exercise was challenging for the Swedish pilots as they had to fly in from Sweden and land on a section of highway 924 while under overcast conditions.
Source: Photos, Video of Swedish Gripens operating out of a highway in Finland
Tor–M2U can now fire while on the move
Almaz-Antei has modified the Tor-M2U air defense system for it to fire its missiles while on the move.
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/557) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
During the test at Kapustin Yar range in Russia’s southern Astrakhan region, the system was able to destroy its target eight kilometers away while moving at 25 km/h.
Source: Tor–M2U can now fire while on the move
Photos, Video of Operation Chammal: France’s first airstrike in Syria
France carried out its first airstrike in Syria at 0630 (French local time) on Sept. 27. Five Rafales, one Atlantique 2 and one C-135 took part in the raid. Total mission time was five hours.
Photos: French Ministry of Defense
Source: Photos, Video of Operation Chammal: France’s first airstrike in Syria
France launched air strikes in Syria
France has launched its first airstrike against ISIL in Syria today, the President Office announced in a statement.
By Capt. Jason Smith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: France launched air strikes in Syria
One Azerbaijan soldier and four separatists from the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region were killed in clashes on Sept. 25.
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A Indonesian parliamentary committee has approved the proposal to raise the military budget by $2.5 billion.
Indian Air Force will try landing transports and refueling planes on highways
Encourage by its recent success in landing its Mirage 2000 fighters on a highway this May, the Indian Air Force wants to repeat the feat using large transport aircraft and aerial refueling planes.
Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
The news report says the likely location is the 306 km long Agra-Lucknow Expressway that will be completed next year.
Source: Indian Air Force will try landing transports and refueling planes on highways
Moscow bringing back the railway-car–based ICBM
Russia is embarking on a program to revive its railway-car–based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) concept with a new program dubbed Barguzin.
By George Shuklin (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Moscow bringing back the railway-car–based ICBM