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Japan MoD Seeks Record $52Bn Budget for Next Fiscal Year

Japan MoD Seeks Record $52Bn Budget for Next Fiscal Year

TOKYO — Japan’s Ministry of Defense, under a new administration, on Wednesday proposed the eighth consecutive hike and its largest-ever defense budget, about $52 billion.

The budget request for fiscal year 2021, about 5.49 trillion yen, is a 3.3% increase over the 5.32 trillion yen, or about $5…

French Army Extends Nexter Support Contract for Caesar SP Gun

French Army Extends Nexter Support Contract for Caesar SP Gun

The integrated structure for maintaining land equipment in operational condition (SIMMT) awarded Nexter a second in-service support (ISS) contract for the CAESAR self-propelled howitzer.

This contract follows on from the initial contract, which for the past seven years has provided full support …

One USMC squadron to replace VMFA(AW)-242 in Japan next month

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) will bring in another F/A-18 squadron from the United States to replace VMFA(AW)-242 in Japan next month. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune / Public domain VMFA(AW)-242 is set to transition to the F-35 from October. For more information, hit the Source below Source

AFRL’s ROBOpilot is back flying again

ROBOpilot, a project by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated, has resumed flying on Sept. 24 after an accident last year. Photo: USAF The ROBOpilot is a converted Cessna 206 that allows the light aircraft to fly unmanned. The magic of it is that no permanent […]
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