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China Prepares to Export Longer-Range Air-to-Air Missile

China Prepares to Export Longer-Range Air-to-Air Missile

China is pushing its most capable in-service medium-to-long range air-to-air-missile (AAMs), the PL-15, for export only some three years after introducing the weapon in domestic service. The move flags China’s continuing progress in developing advanced AAMs and the missile will be one of the most ad…
US Army Unit Fires New M-SHORAD Missile in Europe

US Army Unit Fires New M-SHORAD Missile in Europe

The 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, part of the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, completed the first live-fire of the maneuver short-range air defense weapon system at the tactical unit level and the first-ever live-fire of the system in Europe on Oct. 7, 2021. The week-lo…
China Upgrades Fighter Pilot Training for Air Force, Navy

China Upgrades Fighter Pilot Training for Air Force, Navy

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force aims to train new pilots for fighter jets more quickly and efficiently, after its flight academy took delivery of advanced J-10 fighter jets and started to use them to train pilot cadets.

The first-ever group of pilot cadets to fly the J-10 fig…

Norway Approves Small Satellite Launch Site

Norway Approves Small Satellite Launch Site

Andøya Space will receive approved financing with a total value of NOK 365.6 million. With the financial support, the Norwegian government gives the green light to establish a launch site for small satellites on Andøya, Norway.

“This is an historic day for Andøya and for Norway as a space nation….

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…

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