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GAO warns of one-year, $1.7 billion delay for F-35 (Flight Global) Link to April 2017 GAO report here (pdf)

F-35 will not attend Paris Air Show (Flight Global)

China Launches First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (Financial Times, via RCD)

So those are the culprits. Okay, fixed for the next version.

No, they work fine here. Unless you are working with a carrier that still has its runway set to 'STOL' - and I had thought I had got all of them - it should work fine for you as well. What matters is whether the 'Small aircraft' runway rating matches up with the ship's 'Small aircraft' runway rating.

The pitfalls of large numbers of similar entries ... I will fix these and you can expect an updated DB in the next few days.

Mind the Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality (Nautilis Institute) Somewhat dated now but still extremely useful from the point of view of thinking about conflict on the Korean peninsula.

Thanks. The Mirage F1 entries are currently under construction, so you can expect some attention here.

First Egyptian Type 209 sub arrives in Alexandria (Jane's)

USAF leaves behind two F-35As during Lakenheath deployment (Flight Global)

There was a lot of confusion in the media between the GBU-43/B MOAB and the GBU-57A/B MOP in the wake of the MOAB's use in Afghanistan recently. They are different weapons with entirely different roles.

With credit to Arms Control Wonk, the links to the corresponding parts of a YouTube video of the parade: The Kumsong-3 (Kh-35 lookalike) The Pukguksong-1 SLBM The KN-17 ASBM The Pukguksong-2 The Musudan The KN-08+ or The Soviet looking DF-21A/31 ICBM MEL (no extant public designation) The DF-41/RT-2PM2 Topol-M ICBM TEL lovechild (no extant public designation)

Is North Korea Working Toward a 'Carrier-Killer' Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile? (The Diplomat)

Ha, good point!

The U.S. Navy Does Not Need an Air-Defense Frigate (Real Clear Defense) What say you?

A new version of the HCDB2 or Harpoon Commander's Edition Database 2 (HCDB2-170417) is now available. New additions include: Aircraft: AS.565MA Panther 93 - France AS.565MBe Panther 16 - Indonesia AS.565SA Atalef 97 - Israel AS.565SA Atalef 03 - Israel AS.565MBe Panther 16 - Mexico AS.565MA Panther 02 - Morocco AS.565F Panther 85 - Saudi Arabia AS.565SB Panther 01 - UAE CH-148 Cyclone 15 - Canada CH-149 Cormorant 02 - Canada CT-49A TCA 88 - NATO F-104G Starfighter 80 - Belgium CF-104 Starfighter 80 - Canada F-104G Starfighter 80 - Denmark F-104G JBG 80 - FRG F-104G MFG 80 - FRG F-104G Starfighter 80 - Greece F-104G Starfighter 80 - Italy F-104ASA Starfighter 88 - Italy F-104ASA-M Starfighter 98 - Italy F-104S/CB Starfighter 80 - Italy F-104S/CI Starfighter 80 - Italy F-104J Starfighter 80 - Japan F-104G Starfighter 80 - Netherlands F-104G Starfighter 80 - Norway CF-104 Starfighter 80 - Norway F-104G Starfighter 80 - Taiwan F-104G Starfighter 84 - Taiwan F-104G Starfighter 80 - Turkey CF-104 Starfighter 81 - Turkey RF-104G MFG 80 - FRG RF-104G Starfighter 80 - Italy RF-104G Starfighter 80 - Netherlands RF-104G Stargazer 80 - Taiwan RF-104G Starfighter 80 - Turkey Falcon 20F 83 - Morocco Falcon 20C 80 - Norway Falcon 20F 87 - Pakistan Falcon 20C TM.11 80 - Spain Falcon 20F 85 - UK Falcon 20C Prometeo 98 - Venezuela Hawk Mk127 LIFT 03 - Australia Hawk Mk129 05 - Bahrain Hawk Mk115 (CT-155) 00 - Canada Hawk Mk51 80 - Finland Hawk Mk51A 93 - Finland Hawk Mk51/51A 98 - Finland Hawk Mk132 07 - India Hawk Mk53 80 - Indonesia Hawk Mk109 96 - Indonesia Hawk Mk209 96 - Indonesia Hawk Mk52 80 - Kenya Hawk Mk64 86 - Kuwait Hawk Mk108 93 - Malaysia Hawk Mk208 94 - Malaysia Hawk Mk103 93 - Oman Hawk Mk203 94 - Oman Hawk Mk65 87 - Saudi Arabia Hawk Mk65A 97 - Saudi Arabia Hawk Mk120 LIFT 05 - South Africa Hawk Mk67 92 - South Korea Hawk Mk66 89 - Switzerland Hawk Mk61 84 - UAE Hawk Mk63 85 - UAE Hawk Mk63A/C 92 - UAE Hawk Mk102 93 - UAE Hawk Mk128 08 - UK Hawk T.1 80 - UK Hawk T.1A 84 - UK Hawk Mk60 82 - Zimbabwe Hawk Mk60A 92 - Zimbabwe HU-25A Guardian 82 - USA HU-25B Guardian 85 - USA HU-25C Guardian 88 - USA HU-25C+ Nighstalker 99 - USA HU-25D Guardian 03 - USA J35Oe Draken 88 - Austria J35Oe Draken 93 - Austria F35 Draken 80 - Denmark F35 Draken 81 - Denmark RF35 Draken 80 - Denmark RF35 Draken 81 - Denmark Saab 35BS (J35B) 80 - Finland Saab 35BS (J35B) 84 - Finland Saab 35FS (J35F1) 80 - Finland Saab 35FS (J35F1) 87 - Finland Saab 35XS (J35F2) 80 - Finland Saab 35XS (J35F2) 87 - Finland Saab 35XS (J35F2) 95 - Finland J35D Draken 80 - Sweden J35F-1 Draken 80 - Sweden J35F-1 Draken 83 - Sweden J35F-2 Draken 80 - Sweden J35F-2 Draken 83 - Sweden S35E Draken 80 - Sweden Mi-8MT Hip H 83 - Algeria Mi-17 Hip H 83 - Angola Mi-17 Hip H 89 - Bangladesh Mi-8T Hip C 92 - Belarus Mi-8MT Hip H 92 - Belarus Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Bulgaria Mi-17 Hip H 85 - Bulgaria Mi-17 Hip H 91 - China Mi-171 Hip H 95 - China Mi-17 Hip H 83 - Cuba Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Czechoslovakia Mi-17 Hip H 84 - Czechoslovakia Mi-8TB Hip E 93 - Czech Republic Mi-171Sh Hip H 05 - Czech Republic Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Egypt Mi-17 Hip H 97 - Egypt Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Finland Mi-8T Hip C 80 - GDR Mi-8TBK Hip F 80 - GDR Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Hungary Mi-17 Hip H 87 - Hungary Mi-8T Hip C 80 - India Mi-17 Pratap (Hip H) 84 - India Mi-17 Hip H 08 - Indonesia Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Libya Mi-17 Hip H 96 - Mexico Mi-17 Hip H 91 - North Korea Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Peru Mi-17 Hip H 83 - Peru Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Poland Mi-17 Hip H 88 - Poland Mi-8TB Hip E 80 - Poland Mi-8AMTSh Hip 10 - Russia Mi-8MT Hip H 92 - Russia Mi-8MTKO Hip H 92 - Russia Mi-8PPA Hip K1 92 - Russia Mi-8SMV Hip J 92 - Russia Mi-8T Hip C 92 - Russia Mi-8T Hip C 80 - Syria Mi-17 Hip H 88 - Syria Mi-17 Hip H 95 - Turkey Mi-8MT Hip H 92 - Ukraine Mi-8MTV Hip H 92 - Ukraine Mi-8PPA Hip K1 92 - Ukraine Mi-8SMV Hip J 92 - Ukraine Mi-8T Hip C 92 - Ukraine Mi-8BT Hip C 80 - USSR Mi-8MT Hip H 80 - USSR Mi-8MTV Hip H 88 - USSR Mi-8PPA Hip K1 82 - USSR Mi-8SMV Hip J 80 - USSR Mi-8T Hip C 80 - USSR Mi-8TB Hip E 80 - USSR Mi-8VPK Hip D 80 - USSR Mi-9 Hip G 80 - USSR Mi-17 Hip H 96 - Venezuela Mi-17V5 Panare 06 - Venezuela Mi-17 Hip H 86 - Vietnam Mi-8T HT-40 80 - Yugoslavia MQ-4C Triton 18 - USA RQ-4B Global Hawk Bk30 18 - Japan RQ-4B Global Hawk Bk40 17 - NATO RQ-4B Global Hawk Bk30 18 - South Korea RQ-4A Global Hawk Bk10 03 - USA RQ-4B Global Hawk Bk20 08 - USA RQ-4B Global Hawk Bk30 11 - USA RQ-4B Global Hawk Bk40 14 - USA SA.342K Gazelle 83 - Egypt SA.342K Gazelle 80 - Kuwait SA.342L Gazelle 83 - Egypt SA.342L Gazelle 80 - Kuwait SA.342M Gazelle 83 - Egypt SA.341F Gazelle 80 - France SA.341F Gazelle 98 - France SA.341F2 Canon 80 - France SA.341F2 Canon 98 - France SA.341M Celtic 90 - France SA.342M Gazelle 80 - France SA.342M Viviane 93 - France SA.342ML1 Gazelle 96 - France SA.342L Gazelle 82 - Morocco SA.342L Gazelle 81 - Qatar HI-42 Hera (SA341H) 92 - Serbia HN-45M Gama (SA342L) 92 - Serbia SA.342L Gazelle 82 - Syria Gazelle AH.1 82 - UK Gazelle AH.1 92 - UK HI-42 Hera (SA341H) 80 - Yugoslavia HN-42M Gama (SA341H) 83 - Yugoslavia HN-45M Gama (SA342L) 82 - Yugoslavia Super Lynx Mk130 10 - Algeria Super Lynx Mk140 14 - Algeria Lynx Mk23 80 - Argentina Lynx Mk21 SAH-11 80 - Brazil Lynx Mk21A AH-11A 03 - Brazil Lynx Mk80 80 - Denmark Lynx Mk90 87 - Denmark Lynx Mk80A/90A 91 - Denmark Lynx Mk90B 01 - Denmark Lynx Mk2(FN) 80 - France Lynx Mk2(FN) 84 - France Lynx Mk2(FN) 89 - France Lynx Mk4(FN) 82 - France Lynx Mk4(FN) 89 - France Lynx Mk4(FN) 06 - France Lynx Mk88 81 - FRG Lynx Mk88 93 - Germany Lynx Mk88A 99 - Germany Lynx Mk88A 06 - Germany Super Lynx Mk100 04 - Malaysia Super Lynx Mk100 05 - Malaysia Lynx Mk27 SH-14B 80 - Netherlands Lynx Mk27 SH-14B 84 - Netherlands Lynx SH-14B(GW) 91 - Netherlands Lynx Mk81 SH-14C 80 - Netherlands Lynx SH-14D 93 - Netherlands Lynx SH-14D 94 - Netherlands Lynx Mk25 UH-14A 80 - Netherlands Lynx Mk86 81 - Norway Super Lynx Mk120 04 - Oman Lynx HAS.3 94 - Pakistan Lynx Mk95 93 - Portugal Lynx Mk95 09 - Portugal Super Lynx Mk64 07 - South Africa Lynx Mk99 90 - South Korea Lynx Mk99A 01 - South Korea Lynx Mk99A 09 - South Korea Super Lynx Mk110 - Thailand Lynx HAS.2 80 - UK Lynx HAS.2 82 - UK Lynx HAS.2 85 - UK Lynx HAS.3 82 - UK Lynx HAS.3 86 - UK Lynx HAS.3S 87 - UK Lynx HAS.3GM 90 - UK Lynx HMA.8 92 - UK Lynx HMA.8 06 - UK Wildcat AW159 16 - South Korea Wildcat HMA.2 15 - UK Enjoy.

Any word on the identities of the fleet oiler and tug? They apparently departed Kaliningrad so I am supposing Baltic Fleet but I have not dug any deeper.

North Korea's 2017 Military Parade Was a Big Deal. Here Are the Major Takeaways (The Diplomat)

Flights From Syrian Base Fell Sharply After U.S. Strike (War is Boring) Reference in here to an ODAS-250-235 bomb. This is a new one to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGvIZTosVTQ

U.S. Cruise Missile Strikes in Syria – Brief Analysis (Russian Military Analysis blog)

Two Gremyashchiy/Steregushchiy class corvettes, a tug and an oiler are joining the fray.

First MiG-35 nears delivery for Egypt (Flight Global)

Does China’s J-20 rival other stealth fighters? (CSIS)

Royal Navy's Flagship HMS Ocean Could Be Sold to Brazil (Defense Aerospace)