Monthly Archive: Maggio 2020

USFK replaces THAAD missiles

USFK replaces THAAD missiles

United States Forces Korea (USFK) has shipped a new batch of THAAD interceptors to the site at Seongju on May 28. These missiles are of the same type as existing ones which require replacement as the internal components are expiring soon. The operation took nearly one day and ended on Friday. Usually, parts were flown […]

Russian government renegotiates contract for Il-76MD-90A

The Russian government has renegotiated its contract with Aviastar for the production of the Il-76MD-90A cargo jet, Kommersant reports. Alexey Reznichenko / CC BY-SA The newspaper said the new contract till run from 2021 to 2027 for 14 aircraft to be deliver at two per year. The original contract was signed in 2012 for 39 […]
PLA Claims to Have “Expelled” US Warship from South China Sea

PLA Claims to Have “Expelled” US Warship from South China Sea

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Thursday expelled a US warship that trespassed into Chinese territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, and the US operation amid the COVID-19 pandemic showed the US is the source that sabotages peace and stability in the South China…
US Approves $1.2Bn Patriot PAC-3 Missile Package for Kuwait

US Approves $1.2Bn Patriot PAC-3 Missile Package for Kuwait

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of eighty-four (84) Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancements (MSEs) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $800 million.

The Defense…

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