Iran’s aircraft carrier mockup has been towed back to Bander Abbas with extensive damage.

Source: Alert 5

Two T129 attack helicopters have been sent to Siirt province, Turkey to assist ground troops in their offensive against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

By MilborneOne (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

They were flown to the 3rd Commando Brigade on Apr. 25.

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Bulgaria’s Defense Minister Nikolai Nenchev has backtrack and now says he may approve the repairs for two MiG-29s.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Nenchev had previously stated that he will not renew the contract this September.

Source: Alert 5

Researchers from Standford have developed an unmanned drone with a senor that will seek out GPS jammers.

Photo: DJI

The team is designing the JAGER (Jammer Acquisition with GPS Exploration & Reconnaissance) UAV to localize a jammer to within 30 meters in less than 15 minutes under intermittent GPS and GPS-denied conditions in an area the size of an airport.

Source: Alert 5

An anonymous source has given Foxtrot Alpha two photos showing an unmanned aircraft similar to the RQ-170 coming up to the probe of a KC-135.

The same source says the drone did make contact and was refueled in mid-air.

Source: Alert 5

The U.S. Navy is asking the industry to come up with an enhanced electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) countermeasure (CM) to defend its ships against optically guided anti-ship missiles.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael J. Pusnik, Jr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Alert 5

South Korea’s Air Force chief, Gen. Choi Cha-kyu, is under investigation for possible embezzlement of funds.

Photo: RoKAF

Source: Alert 5

The hull integrity of Brazilian aircraft carrier São Paulo will be analyze by Houston based marine engineering and naval architecture consulting firm Zentech.

By Rob Schleiffert (Sao Paulo at sea) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Alert 5