Poland to launch tender for Vympel R-27 missiles
Poland’s Armament Inspectorate is to launch a tender to procure 40 Vympel R-27 (NATO: AA-10) semi-active radar-guided missiles.
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The only fighter in the Polish Air Force capable of employing this weapon is the MiG-29.
Source: Poland to launch tender for Vympel R-27 missiles
Selex ES delivered three RAT 31 DL radars to Poland
Selex ES officially handed over three RAT 31 DL Fixed Air Defence Radar (FADR) systems to Poland on Oct. 7.
Photo: Selex ES
The new radars are installed at three strategic locations, two in the North Eastern and one in the South Eastern region of the country.
Source: Selex ES delivered three RAT 31 DL radars to Poland
Jane’s: Patriots deployed in Yemen
Jane’s analysis of satellite photos suggest that the Arab coalition fighting in Yemen has deployed two Patriot batteries to the Safir airstrip in Yemen’s Marib province.
The area is said to have been hit by a ballistic missile attack on Sept. 4.
Source: Jane’s: Patriots deployed in Yemen
Air-to-air video of Russian Su-34 on a bombing mission over Syria
This footage, posted by the Russian Ministry of Defense, shows a Su-34 carrying out a bombing mission over Raqqa, Syria.
Source: Air-to-air video of Russian Su-34 on a bombing mission over Syria
Afghanistan to sign contract for Mi-35s this month
Russia’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said Moscow and Kabul will sign a contract for an unspecific number of Mi-35 attack helicopters this month.
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Kabulov made the revelation during an interview with newspaper Izvestia.
Source: Afghanistan to sign contract for Mi-35s this month
Russia to develop new air-launched high-speed UAV based on Tu-143
Russia will start research into a high-speed unmanned aerial vehicle that is launched from an aircraft. To start off, researchers will use the Tupolev Tu-143 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft from the 1970s as the basis.
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Source: Russia to develop new air-launched high-speed UAV based on Tu-143
Turkey urged NATO not to withdraw Patriot batteries
Turkey has urged its NATO allies not to withdraw their Patriot air defense systems from its border with Syria. Germany and the U.S. are starting to withdraw their support and other NATO countries have not step in to fill the gap.
By DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Turkey urged NATO not to withdraw Patriot batteries
SAIC proposing fee-per-flight-hour Eclipse 550 as alternative to T-1A
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) says the U.S. Air Force will save money by switching from the T-1A to using the Eclipse 550 under a fee-per-flight-hour contract.
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Not only will the flying branch avoid any upfront investment, the Eclipse 550 is more relevant in training multi-engine military pilots due to its digital cockpit, SAIC’s Air Force business development manager told AIN.
The very light jet is also ideally positioned to replace the service’s C-21.
Source: SAIC proposing fee-per-flight-hour Eclipse 550 as alternative to T-1A
NORAD commander: North Korea capable of nuclear missile strike on U.S.
Admiral Bill Gortney, the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), told an event hosted by the Atlantic Council that the Obama administration believes North Korea has nuclear-tipped missiles that can reach the mainland U.S.A.
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“We assess that they have the capability to reach the homeland with a nuclear weapon from a rocket.”
Source: NORAD commander: North Korea capable of nuclear missile strike on U.S.
Dream Chaser as an alternative to X-37B
The U.S. Air Force should look at the Dream Chaser as an alternative to the Boeing X-37B, Sierra Nevada Corporation says.
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The company says the optionally-manned spacecraft can easily replicate what the X-37B is capable of doing.
Source: Dream Chaser as an alternative to X-37B