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Russia Marks Five Years of Operations from Syrian Air Base

Russia Marks Five Years of Operations from Syrian Air Base

AIRBASE KHMEIMIM, Syria — Over the five years since its establishment, Russia’s airbase Khmeimim in Syria has turned into a homey neighborhood with all essential conveniences for its military personnel, while the intensity of flights has eased considerably, Russian military officials told the medi…
Saab Delivers Second GlobalEye AEW Aircraft to UAE

Saab Delivers Second GlobalEye AEW Aircraft to UAE

Saab delivered the second GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System to the United Arab Emirates on 30 September 2020.

This follows Saab’s delivery of the first GlobalEye aircraft in April 2020 to the United Arab Emirates, which has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft. The initial contract was signed …

Israel Delivers First Iron Dome Battery to US Army

Israel Delivers First Iron Dome Battery to US Army

Today (30/09/2020), the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in the Directorate of Defense R&D (DDR&D), of the Israel Ministry of Defense, delivered the first of two Iron Dome Defense System batteries to the U.S. Army. On this occasion, a symbolic event was held at the Iron Dome production li…
US Relaxes Policy to Facilitate Foreign Military Sales

US Relaxes Policy to Facilitate Foreign Military Sales

A new “term of sale” opens the doors to more nations that want to approach the United States about foreign military sales, and that makes the U.S. more competitive in seeking partnerships, the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.

Just last year, DSCA created the “risk assesse…

B-1B Lancers Cross Arctic Circle to Train with Norway

B-1B Lancers Cross Arctic Circle to Train with Norway

EIELSON AFB, Alaska — B-1B Lancers assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conducted training with the Norwegian air force on Sept. 25, in a 16-hour sortie that crossed directly over the North Pole as part of a Bomber Task Force mission here.

The 6,100 nautical mile mission received…

US Air Force Tests MQ-9 Reaper Armed with 8 Hellfire Missiles

US Air Force Tests MQ-9 Reaper Armed with 8 Hellfire Missiles

CREECH AFB, Nev. — The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted the first flight of the MQ-9A Reaper carrying eight live AGM-114 Hellfire missiles on September 10, 2020, reinforcing the platform’s “persistent attack” role.

This new capability is part of the MQ-9 Operational Flight Program …

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