Monthly Archive: Maggio 2020

MC-130J Drops Palletized Weapons, Tests Arsenal Plane Concept

MC-130J Drops Palletized Weapons, Tests Arsenal Plane Concept

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio — Through a partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force Special Operations Command successfully released simulated palletized munitions in three airdrops at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, Jan. 28 from an MC-130J Commando II, a multi-mission, combat, t…
South Korea to Develop Own Aegis Destroyer

South Korea to Develop Own Aegis Destroyer

SEOUL — South Korea is set to begin basic designing of an indigenous Aegis-equipped destroyer in a move to enhance the Navy’s defense capabilities, the arms procurement agency said Friday.

In 2018, the government decided on the Korea Destroyer Next Generation (KDDX) project to locally build 6,0…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Receive 112 Fast Boats

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Receive 112 Fast Boats

An album depicts some photos showing delivery of more than 100 vessels in various classes to the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) naval base in Bandar Abbas on Thursday, in the presence of Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and the IRGC Commander Hossein Salami.

Cli…

Two Royal Navy Missile Submarines Sidelined by Technical Problems

Two Royal Navy Missile Submarines Sidelined by Technical Problems

Can the United Kingdom sustain its Continuous At-Sea Deterrence? After 50 years of unbroken CASD, reports of technical problems with the Royal Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines, as well as COVID-19-related challenges, have added to concern that this continuous at-sea prese…
French AF A400M Completes Deployment in French Polynesia

French AF A400M Completes Deployment in French Polynesia

Arriving on Fenua on April 25, an A400M Atlas transport aircraft was deployed for a month in support of the Armed Forces in French Polynesia.

During its deployment, the A400M carried out three refueling missions in the Austral and Marquesas Islands, two missions to repatriate Polynesian residents…

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