Monthly Archive: Luglio 2022

South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Makes 2nd Test Flight

South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Makes 2nd Test Flight

flight test Friday following its maiden flight earlier this month, an informed source said.

The fighter took off from the Air Force’s 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers south of Seoul, at 11:02 a.m., and flew for 39 minutes, according to the source.

The flight test was i…

US Africa Command Dealing with Strategic Competition, Terrorism

US Africa Command Dealing with Strategic Competition, Terrorism

While strategic competition with China and Russia remains the main challenge for U.S. Africa Command, the African continent is “the central focus of terrorism in the world,” Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend told the Defense Writers Group today.

Townsend is stepping down as commander of U.S. Africa …

US Sends Six F-35s on Fast Deployment from Vermont to Estonia

US Sends Six F-35s on Fast Deployment from Vermont to Estonia

VERMONT — Thirty-five multicapable Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to Amari Airbase, Estonia, to exercise Agile Combat Employment July 6-15.

ACE is a U.S. Air Force concept that allows decentralized flying operations w…

Unmanned Influence Sweep Attains Initial Operating Capability

Unmanned Influence Sweep Attains Initial Operating Capability

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS), a critical component of the Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC).

The Office of the Chief of Nav…

South Korea’s Hanwha Revamps Defense Business

South Korea’s Hanwha Revamps Defense Business

SEOUL — South Korean defense-to-energy giant Hanwha Group said Friday that it is revamping its business structure to maximize synergy among defense units with an aim to mimic the success of Lockheed Martin, the US-based aerospace and defense company.

Under the scheme, Hanwha Aerospace, its lar…

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