B-1B external release of JASSM
A B-1B bomber successfully carried out the external release of a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) on Dec. 4.
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Turkey has upgrade 7 Hercules under the Erciyes C130 Modernization Project
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced that it has carried out seven aircraft modifications under the Erciyes C130 Modernization Project. CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The program’s scope is to upgrade the avionic system of 13 C-130E and 6 C-130B aircraft under a contract signed between TAI and the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) […]
Japan to build 2 Aegis warships, extend range of Type 12 SSM
Japan has officially decided that it will build two more Aegis warships to replace the abandoned Aegis Ashore program, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Wednesday. Tokyo will also be extended the range of its indigenous Type 12 surface-to-ship missile. Opposition lawmakers criticize the move to boost the range of the missile, saying that this is […]
Rheinmetall Takes Over Maintenance of German CH-53G Transport Helicopters
Rheinmetall has won an order from the German Bundeswehr to inspect, maintain and repair Sikorsky CH-53G transport helicopters. Starting in March 2021, the Düsseldorf-based Group will be operating two maintenance and repair bays belonging to the German Air Force’s 64th Helicopter Squadron at Diepholz…
Russia’s Kazan SSGN to Complete State Trials This Year
MOSCOW — Russia’s latest nuclear-powered submarine Kazan will complete all state trials by the end of the year, Northern Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseyev told the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday.
“State trials of the Kazan nuclear submarine, which…
Chinese MoD Denounces $280M US Arms Sale to Taiwan
BEIJING — “China firmly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan and urges the US to immediately cancel the projects of selling weapons to Taiwan,” said Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Tuesday night, when commenting on the sale of about $280 milli…
