Greek fighters for Bulgaria?
The Bulgarian cabinet has authorized Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev to negotiate with Belgium, the Netherlands and Greece for second-hand fighters.
By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Nenchev is not in a hurry to settle the purchase as he had managed to secure Polish help to overhaul engines for the Bulgarian MiG-29s.
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Meet Chuck Norris’ Tae Kwon Do instructor
While posted to Osan Air Base, South Korea in the 1950s, Chuck Norris began learning martial arts at the Osan Gym. One of those who taught him, Grand Master Do Sik Mun, is still teaching U.S. military personnel at the gym till this day.
Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heather A. Denby, 35th ADA Public Affairs
MV-22B almost lost at sea due to wrong setting,
On Oct. 1 last year, the crew on board a MV-22B attempted to take off from USS Makin Island for a mission to reinforce the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. Unfortunately, the flight never made it to Iraq and the aircraft was nearly lost.
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps
Investigators found that the tilt-rotor was started up in maintenance mode, a setting that reduced the available engine power by 20 percent. A design flaw failed to warn the crew they were about to fly without enough power.
Super Hornet makes emergency landing at Chicago Midway International Airport
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Russia expected to launch missile early-warning satellite in November
At the moment, Russia does not have any early-warning satellite in geosynchronous orbit to warn of a missile attack. This is set to change in November when the first EKS satellite is launch into space.
“Minuteman3launch“. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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It’s back to drawing board for the Indian Army after it retracted a tender to supply new rifles to replace the indigenous 5.56 mm INSAS assault rifle.
By Saurabh1212 (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tu-160 and PAK DA will rely on new astronavigation unit
Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern (KRET) is researching on a new astronavigation unit, designated ANS-2009, for the Tu-160 strategic bomber.
By Sergey Lysenko (http://russianplanes.net/id122395) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The new navigation system will eventually be installed on the PAK DA bomber too.
Source: Tu-160 and PAK DA will rely on new astronavigation unit
Naval Pantsir has six-barrel guns
A promotional poster at the International Maritime Defence Show 2015 shows the configuration of the naval version of Pantsir air defense system.
Photos: Michael Zherdev
Ka-52K on display at International Maritime Defense Show
Photo: Michael Zherdev
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Su-35S will full air-to-ground weapons load
The Su-35S undergoing flight tests at Zhukovsky was photographed with a full air-to-ground weapons load recently.