MiG-21, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Fishbed' / 'Mongol'

This tailed-delta fighter was in production for more than twenty years, and the final production aircraft were very different from the initial version. The early MiG-21Fs were simple good-weather interceptors with only a ranging radar, inadequately armed and with a very short operational range. The MiG-21P(F) introduced a limited all-weather capability, with a longer shock cone in the nose intake for a more powerful radar, a bigger fuselage spine. The second generation MiG-21M had a new engine and an again enlarged fuselage spine, containing additional fuel. The third generation MiG-21bis introduced yet another engine and a new avionics upgrade. The MiG-21U 'Mongol' is the trainer version. Recently a series of upgrades of MiG-21s has begun, usually with Western electronics. India did build MiG-21s until 1987; China still builds MiG-21s, exporting them with the F-7 designation. Over 10,000 must have been built. Type: MiG-21F 'Fishbed-C' Function: fighter Year: 1959 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 5740kg R11F-300 Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 13.46m Height: 4.10m Wing Area: 23.00m2 Empty Weight: 4980kg Max. Weight: 8625kg Speed: 2175km/h Ceiling: Range: 2030km Armament: 1*g23mm, 2 missiles Type: MiG-21MF 'Fishbed-J' Function: fighter Year: 1970 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 6600kg Tumanski R-13-300 Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 15.76m Height: 4.50m Wing Area: 23.0m2 Empty Weight: 5842kg Max. Weight: 9400kg Speed: 2230km/h Ceiling: 15250m Range: 1800km Armament: 1*g23mm 2500kg Type: MiG-21bis 'Fishbed-N' Function: fighter Year: 1972 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 61.3kN Tumanski R-25 Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 14.70m Height: Wing Area: 23.00m2 Empty Weight: Max. Weight: Speed: 2230km/h Ceiling: 17980m Range: Armament: 1*g23mm 1500kg

MiG-25, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Foxbat'

his was the USSR's answer to the design in the US of fast, high- flying aircraft as the B-70, F-108 and SR-71. The MiG-25 lacked technological refinement, but its performance caused much concern in the west. It was also used as a reconaissance aircraft, which in the Middle-East proved invulnerable to the Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs. Over 1200 have been built, of which about 75% were interceptors. Type: MiG-25 Function: fighter Year: 1978 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 12250kg Tumansky R-31 Wing Span: 13.95m Length: 23.82m Height: 6.10m Wing Area: 56.83m2 Empty Weight: 20000kg Max.Weight: 36200kg Speed: 3000km/h Ceiling: 24400m Range: 1730km Armament:

MiG-27, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Flogger

This is a version of the MiG-23 optimized for the ground attack role, with a new nose, simpler engine intakes and nozzle, and other changes. These limit supersonic performance, but reduce cost, weight and fuel consumption. Type: MiG-27M 'Flogger-J' Function: attack Year: 1973 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 11500kg Tumanski R-29-300 Wing Span: 14.25m/8.17m Length: 16.00m Height: 4.50m Wing Area: 27.25m2 Empty Weight: 10790kg Max.Weight: 20100kg Speed: 1700km/h Ceiling: 17000m Range: Armament: 1*g23mm or 1*g30mm GSh-30-6 (9-A-621) 4000kg

MiG-23, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Flogger'

The MiG-23 is a compact fighter with variable sweep wings, which combines good performance with the ability to operate from small and rough airfields. It was developed in parallel with the MiG-23PD (which to see). The first production series was the MiG-23S, powered by a R-27 engine. The true production model was the MiG-23M, substantially redesigned and powered by an R-29 engine, later replaced by the R-35. The MiG-23 was a capable fighter but lacked a look-down, shoot-down capability. Over 5800 were built. This includes the MiG-23BN ground attack version. A more specialized ground attack version was the MiG-27. Type: MiG-23S Function: fighter Year: 1969 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 10000kg Khachaturov R-27M-300 Wing Span: 13.96m / 7.78m Length: 16.70m Height: Wing Area: 32.10m2 / 29.89m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 1280km/h Ceiling: Range: 1800km Armament: Type: MiG-23MF 'Flogger-B' Function: fighter Year: 1974 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 12500kg Tumanski R-29B Wing Span: 14.25m/8.17m Length: 16.80m Height: 4.35m Wing Area: 28m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 20100kg Speed: 2445km/h Ceiling: 18600m Range: 1300km Armament: 1*g23mm

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The usage of the Lev 2 light weight stabilized payload (Day, Night – thermal or radiology versions) enables the Casper 250 mini UAV system to perform a wide variety of surveillance, intelligence and battlefield support missions, in the tactical level.
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The system's sophisticated data link range is more than 10 km , the low power consumption of both the UAV and the payload allow more than 1.5 hours of durability in a mission.

Pioneer

After having been impressed by stories of Israeli successes with UAVs in the early 1980s, the Navy initiated an expedited procurement of UAV systems. Pioneer was procured starting in 1985 as an interim UAV capability to provide imagery intelligence (IMINT) for spotters for naval gunfire support from its battleships (originally launched from Navy Iowa-class battleships, today from LPD-class ships), as well as provide a UAV capability for the Marine Corps.
In 1991, AAI Corporation and Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., the original developers of the Pioneer system, formed a jointly owned corporation called Pioneer UAV, Inc. Pioneer UAV, Inc., was created in order to manage the program and function as the prime contractor to the US Government for all Pioneer-related activities. Located in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Pioneer UAV, Inc., maintains resident expertise in quality assurance, program management, configuration management, finance, business development, procurement, logistics support, subcontract, and contract management.
With ten years of experience, a subcontractor team representing the acknowledged world-wide leaders in UAV technologies, and a combined product history of well over 40,000 flight hours, Pioneer UAV, Inc., is ready to solve your UAV problem today. Explore our site to learn more about the PIONEER or any of our logistics support capabilities.

Blue Horizon 2

Fully integrated weapon system capable of capturing and reporting intelligence data in real-time and day/night operation over a pre-determined target zone. Characteristic missions include: - Intelligence gathering. - Close support operations. - Target acquisition. - Weapon guidance. - Battle damage assessment. The Blue Horizon -2 contains the necessary elements to achieve relevant UAV missions, either as a stand-alone system or as an integral part of a total intelligence and weapon delivery system.

British retailer admits bra boob

Charging chesty women more for their bras doesn't win a lot of support, British retailer Marks & Spencer acknowledged Friday as it announced an end to the surcharge on its larger lingerie.

Marks & Spencer have apologised for charging chesty women more for bras.

"We boobed," screamed a full-page Marks & Spencer ad, which appeared in British newspapers Friday.

Marks & Spencer gave in to campaigners who argued that the higher prices of the bigger bras was unfair. The retailer charged as much as £2 ($3) more for all sizes DD and up.

"It's true that our fantastic quality larger bras cost more money to make, and we felt it was right to reflect this in the prices we charged," the ad said. "Well, we were wrong."

It follows a nearly year-long campaign by members of the Facebook group Busts 4 Justice.

The women behind the site argued other chain retailers didn't charge extra for bigger sizes, soMarks & Spencer shouldn't, either. And it pointed out that the store doesn't charge extra for larger sizes of clothing, so it shouldn't charge more for larger undergarments. What's your view?

"We would like to thank everyone who has supported us on this issue; especially the thousands of brilliant, busty women that have joined forces with us. We couldn't have done this without you," the two administrators of the group, Becky Mount and Beckie Williams, posted Friday on Facebook.

"Busts 4 Justice remain committed to making things better for busty women on the high street, but for now we're happy just to be able to encourage all ladies to reward themselves and their boobs with some properly fitted, fairly priced lingerie."

Marks & Spencer is a stalwart British chain, known for classic wardrobe staples and low prices. Its underwear department is the first stop for many British shoppers and is especially famous for reliable basics.

And to give customers an added lift, Marks & Spencer also announced it is cutting the prices of all of its bras by 25 percent for the rest of May.

"I think even though we all obviously held a bit of a grudge against buying our bras from M&S we should really be grateful they got rid of the surcharge and have given us the super generous 25 percent off," Mount wrote on the group's site Friday. "They may get cleared out by the time the weekend is over!"

Notebook: 'Kill Johanna. She must Die'

 Police investigating the slaying of Wesleyan University junior Johanna Justin-Jinich discovered a composition notebook with a chilling entry, "Kill Johanna. She must Die," an arrest affidavit said.

Stephen Morgan appears Friday in court, charged in the slaying of Wesleyan student Johanna Justin-Jinich.

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The notebook is believed to belong to murder suspect Stephen Morgan, the affidavit said.

The entry is dated May 6 at 11 a.m., about two hours before Justin-Jinich, 21, was shot and killed at a Middletown bookstore near the Wesleyan University campus.

The entry also mentioned "seeing all of the beautiful and smart people at wes," adding, "I think it okay to kill Jews and go on killing spree at this school," the arrest affidavit quoted the composition book as saying.

Police discovered the composition book in a computer bag in the basement of Broad Street Books near a laptop computer that listed Morgan as its administrator.

The arrest affidavit was made public as Morgan, 29, appeared Friday morning in a Connecticut courtroom for a brief arraignment. His attorney, Richard Brown, said his client will plead not guilty to first-degree murder. Brown said Morgan's parents are "very surprised" that their son is accused of murder, saying it is inconsistent with the person they know.

Morgan stood silently in a blue jumpsuit as his bond was increased to $15 million. Afterward, his sister cried and was comforted by family.

Police launched a nationwide search for Morgan after Wednesday's shooting, but he turned himself in at the nearby Meriden Police Department at 9:14 p.m. Thursday and was transferred to Middletown

6 Sri Lanka cricketers hurt, 7 others killed in Lahore shooting

LAHORE: Seven people including five policemen were killed and six Sri Lankan cricketers were wounded in a shooting attack in Lahore on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan tour has been called off after the attack. According to sources, unknown attackers opened fire on Sri Lankan cricket team bus near Gaddafi Stadium.

Intense trade of fire occurred between police and unknown attackers. CCPO Lahore Habibur Rehman said there were 12 attackers c ... Full Story

3 die when small plane crashes in La.

(CNN) — Aviation officials were trying to determine Saturday why a small plane crashed in dense woods in southeastern Louisiana, killing two adults and a teenager, a spokesman for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
Chief Criminal Deputy Jason Ard said the trio, apparently parents and their son, had been identified, but the names weren’t being released because there were more relatives to notify. They were the only three people aboard.
The Cessna aircraft, which took off from Slidell, Louisiana, crashed just before midnight (1 a.m. ET Saturday) near Albany, less than 40 miles to the west. The plane was headed for Marksville, northwest of Baton Rouge.
A resident in the Albany area phoned the sheriff’s office shortly before midnight to report hearing a crash, and that was followed by other calls, Ard said.Controllers at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport told deputies that they were communicating with the pilot before losing contact. It was difficult to reach the crash site because of the woods, Ard said.

Civilian killed, 10 wounded in Baghdad bombing

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — At least one civilian died and 10 others were wounded when a car bomb in a parked car detonated in western Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.
The incident, which also damaged three cars, occurred in a commercial area of the Mansour district. One of the wounded was an off-duty police officer. It is not clear whether he was being targeted.
Officials said there also were two roadside bombings in Baghdad that left eight people wounded: six in the southeast neighborhood of Zaafaraniya and two in the southern Dora district.

Conjoined twins separated after long surgery

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — A team of medical experts successfully separated Egyptian twin boys Hassan and Mahmoud on Saturday — the 21st procedure of this type to be performed in the kingdom, the nation’s leading surgeon said.
“The twins, almost an hour ago, have been separated for the first time in their lives,” said Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, who also is the Saudi minister of health.
The boys are less than a year old and were brought to the kingdom on February 10.
While the 15-hour delicate surgery has been declared successful, surgeons at the King Abdul Aziz Medical City in Riyadh are still in the finishing stages of the procedure, an operation deemed successful, Dr. Al-Rabeeah told CNN.

Civilian killed, four hurt in Baghdad bombing

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — At least one civilian died and four others were wounded when a car bomb in a parked car detonated in western Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.
The incident occurred in a commercial area of the Mansour district.
Officials said there also were two roadside bombings in Baghdad that left eight people wounded: six in the southeast neighborhood of Zaafaraniya and two in the southern Dora district.

Conjoined twins separated after long surgery

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — A team of medical experts successfully separated Egyptian twin boys Hassan and Mahmoud on Saturday — the 21st procedure of this type to be performed in the kingdom, the head surgeon said.
“The twins, almost an hour ago, have been separated for the first time in their lives,” said Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, who also is the Saudi minister of health.