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US Approves $241M Sale of PAC-3 MSE Missiles to Netherlands

US Approves $241M Sale of PAC-3 MSE Missiles to Netherlands

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $241 million. The Defense S…
USAF Low-Altitude Missile Shot Destroys Cruise Missile Target

USAF Low-Altitude Missile Shot Destroys Cruise Missile Target

EGLIN AFB, Fla. — A BQM-167A aerial target cruising over the Gulf of Mexico was obliterated by a surface-to-air missile deployed from Santa Rosa Island on Sept. 3.

The successful shoot-down was the culmination of the 780th Test Squadron’s Vermilion Stallion test program, that allowed air defens…

Diehl Wins Luftwaffe Order for GBU-54 Guided Bombs

Diehl Wins Luftwaffe Order for GBU-54 Guided Bombs

On September 11, 2020, Diehl Defence received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to deliver GBU-54 weapon systems to the German Air Force.

GBU-54 is an air-to-surface weapon, equipped with the conversion kit “Laser JD…

US Army Tests AI to Reduce Engagement Times

US Army Tests AI to Reduce Engagement Times

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — To win a fight against a foe with similar weapons and capabilities, the U.S. military’s ability to find and strike that enemy must become exponentially faster, and at this austere weapons testing range in southern Arizona, the Army is leveraging new technology to do ju…
French Air Force Establishes Separate Special Forces Brigade

French Air Force Establishes Separate Special Forces Brigade

On September 1, the French Air and Space Force began transforming its organization with the establishment of the Special Air Forces Brigade (Brigade des Forces Spéciales Air, BFSA). This reorganization is part of the ramp-up of the Special Forces Air (FSA) and the Air Protection Force (FPA) as direc…
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