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Israeli experts dismiss Iran's Qaher fighter claims (Flight Global)

Pretty bad when you start counting the paper clips.

Their pride in having a powerful capital ship is not something that can be diminished by whether it is necessary to the national defense or sustainable by the budget.

I agree. The cockpit and underside photos are telling. Iran reveals new Qaher 313 stealth fighter (Flight Global) Iran's new Qaher-313 stealth fighter: No, it's not April fools day (Flight Global, DEW Line blog)

Top 5 Naval Battles of the Asia-Pacific (The Diplomat, The Naval Diplomat blog)

Missile Defenses Real Enemy: Math (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

Mystery clouds Israeli air strike on Syria (Flight Global)

Yes, please!

Nice! Don't ask for it in the HCDB, though. Not enough room.

F-22 Raptors need helmet-mounted cueing system to take full advantage of AIM-9X (Flight Global)

Russian Navy Chief Attends Mistral Lay-Down Ceremony in France (RIA Novosti)

Russia Completes Indian Carrier Engine Repairs (RIA Novosti)

Unfortunately not. Something that is on the wish list.

Air Dominance from Normandy to the Bulge (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

The Blooding of America's Jet Fighters (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

The Condor Legion (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

The B-47's Deadly Dominance (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

The Crucible of Vietnam (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

Canada considering a short-term alternative (Hill Times)

If some enterprising player (I know you're out there!) wants to help out a little, I have a request. Play with the ballistic missiles in the HCDB. Try attack and defense. Particularly engagement geometries, ranges and altitudes. Try altering the altitude limits of defending missiles. See what happens. Discern patterns. Report back. That is all.

Very much prefer my previously used setting. Creature of habit and all.

Random (i.e. hard wired in the code) detections not capable of being controlled by the player.

Is China’s J-31 Stealth Fighter Going Navy All The Way? (DefenseNews' Intercepts blog)

Chinas Future Bomber Requirements Murky (DefenseNews)

Reduced F-35 performance specifications may have significant operational impact (Flight Global) What's the operational impact of reducing the F-35's performance specs? (Flight Global, DEW Line blog)