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US Launches Unarmed Minuteman ICBM in Deferred Test

US Launches Unarmed Minuteman ICBM in Deferred Test

BARKSDALE AFB, La. — A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy crew members launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle from aboard the Airborne Launch Control System at 12:49 a.m. Pacific Time Aug. 16 from Vandenb…
US Air Force Receives First F-35A Intended for Block IV Testing

US Air Force Receives First F-35A Intended for Block IV Testing

EDWARDS AFB, Calif. — The newest F-35A, straight out of the factory, found its new home here at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 1.

The aircraft, Air Force serial number 338, is the first of six F-35s the 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force will receiv…

BAE Wins Order for Advanced Seekers for THAAD Missile

BAE Wins Order for Advanced Seekers for THAAD Missile

BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seeker technology for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile. The THAAD seeker provides critical sensing and guidance capabilities that help protect the U.S. and g…
General Atomics Tests PT6E Engine on MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft

General Atomics Tests PT6E Engine on MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft

SAN DIEGO — On July 29, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) tested a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada on GA-ASI’s MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Multiple full-power engine tests were performed at GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon flight operations…
Swedish Instructors to Train Ukrainian Troops in UK

Swedish Instructors to Train Ukrainian Troops in UK

Planning is in full swing in the army and in a few weeks the Swedish instructors will be on site in Great Britain. In October, the first Ukrainians begin to be trained in, among other things, weapons handling and medical care.

“The more Ukrainians who can fight for their country, the stronger the…

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