Yearly Archive: 2020
US Air Force F-35 Squadron Wraps Up Three Weeks of Training in Alaska
HILL AFB, Utah — The 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron, along with Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing, returned Saturday after three weeks of training in Alaska, including Red Flag 20-3 at Eielson Air Force Base.
Red Flag is a large force combat exercise that takes place several tim…
Tess Defence Signs Contract for Spanish Army’s New 8×8 Armored Vehicle
MADRID — The Spanish Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, presided this morning over the signing of the supply contract for the manufacture of 348 8X8 “Dragon” wheeled combat vehicles (VCRs), with a duration of ten years.
On behalf of the Ministry of Defence, the contract was signed by the D…
16th Vega Mission to Validate New Small Spacecraft Mission Service
On Tuesday 1 September, Vega will lift off from Europe’s spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) carrying 53 satellites for 21 customers on the proof-of-concept flight of the new Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS).
The launch will be the fourth this year from the CSG and the first for Ve…
Brazilian AF Helicopters Train for Combat SAR, Irregular Warfare
The daily take-offs of the AH-2 Saber, H-60L Black Hawk and H-36 Caracal helicopters to carry out joint missions are already routine in the Operacional Tápio Exercise 2020, which started on August 17th and runs until August September 4 at Wing 5 – Campo Grande Air Base. Altogether, there are about 1…
CRS Updates Report on China Naval Modernization
In an era of renewed great power competition, China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has become the top focus of U.S. defense planning and budgeting.
China’s navy, which China has been steadily modernizing for more than 25 years, since the early to mid-1…
