Yearly Archive: 2020

Israeli Air Force 117th Squadron flew final flights

The Israeli Air Force’s 117th Squadron flew its F-16C/D fighters for the final time on Oct. 1 before the unit is disestablished. Photo: IAF The unit, also known as “First Jet’, was established in 1953 at Ramat David AFB and has since participated in all of Israel’s wars. It will be shut down as part […]

MQ-9 cleared to carry 8 Hellfire missiles

A new software upgrade for the MQ-9 will now allow the unmanned air vehicle to carry up to eight AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens Known as the MQ-9 Operational Flight Program 2409, the new upgrade will allow the drone to carry the missiles on the outboard wing stations […]

Japan to arm F-15J with 900km range missile

One of the items that was revealed in Japan’s defense budget for fiscal year 2021 is for the spending of $201 million to upgrade the F-15J so that it can carry a missile with a range of more than 900km. Graphic: Boeing The AGM-158 JASSM-ER is likely the missile as it has a range of […]
GD Wins $1.2Bn for Interim Maneuver SHORAD System

GD Wins $1.2Bn for Interim Maneuver SHORAD System

General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $1,219,170,958 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and fixed-price-incentive) contract to produce, test and deliver Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) systems.

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