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Danish F-16s Have Busy Month In Baltic Air Policing Mission

Danish F-16s Have Busy Month In Baltic Air Policing Mission

RAMSTEIN, Germany — Already one month into the three-month deployment, the Danish F-16 detachment based at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, have been in great demand.

The dedication of the 60 strong Danish Air Force detachment has kept the four F-16s ready 24/7 to react. Working side by side with …

US Navy Super Hornet Refuels British F-35Bs for First Time

US Navy Super Hornet Refuels British F-35Bs for First Time

F-35B Lightnings from 617 Squadron have conducted Air-to-Air Refuelling from a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet for the first time.

The 617 Squadron jets are currently embarked aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth as part of the Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment to the Indo-Pac…

CRS: China Naval Modernization’s Implications for US Navy

CRS: China Naval Modernization’s Implications for US Navy

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-19…

Philippines Take Delivery of Mistral SAMs for Two Frigates

Philippines Take Delivery of Mistral SAMs for Two Frigates

MANILA –– The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly the Navy, gets a huge boost to defend against aerial threats with the delivery of the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) of its two new frigates last October 8.

AFP spokesperson, Army Col. Ramon Zagala, said Sunday night the…

US, India Confirm Joint Development of Air-Launched UAVs

US, India Confirm Joint Development of Air-Launched UAVs

Defence Secretary of India Dr Ajay Kumar and the US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Dr Colin Kahl co-chaired the 16th meeting of the India-US Defence Policy Group (DPG) on 08 October 2021 in Washington DC. The DPG is the apex official-level mechanism between the Ministry of Defence of India a…
Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in Philippine Sea

Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA — U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) joined with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and the United Kingdom’s carrier strike group (CSG 21) led by HMS Quee…
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