Yearly Archive: 2020
Indonesian Army cleared to buy 8 Ospreys
The Trump administration has cleared the sale of 8 MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft and related equipment to Indonesia for an estimated cost of $2 billion. Graphic: Bell These Ospreys will be armed with M-240-D 7.64mm machine guns and GAU-21 machine guns. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency says the sale will enhance Indonesia’s humanitarian and […]
British Government May Cut Army by 20,000, Axe Royal Marine Brigade
[British] Defence chiefs have drawn up plans to slash the army by a quarter and reduce the Royal Marines to a bit part as part of Boris Johnson’s defence and security review.
The drastic cuts, which would also close airfields and take helicopters out of service, were drawn up in response to Treas…
US Sends B-52 Bomber Over S. China Sea as China Steps Up Naval Drills
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — One B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, took off from home station and participated in a maritime integration exercise with the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups in the South China S…
Turkey Completes Flight-Tests of Roketsan’s Atmaca Anti-Ship Missile
ANKARA — Turkey’s first indigenously produced maritime missile passed its latest long-distance test launch with flying colors, the nation’s top defense industry official said on July 4.
The Atmaca missile “performed its functions perfectly, it successfully hit a target over 200 kilometers [124 …
Israel Launches Ofek 16 Spy Satellite
The Space Administration in the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) of the Israel Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries have successfully launched the “Ofek 16” reconnaissance satellite into space, today at 4:00 AM.
“Ofek 16” is an electro-optical reconnaissance …
