Category: Notizie Estero

The Israeli Air Force’s second F-35 unit, the 116th Squadron, is now operational. Nicknamed “Lions of the South,” the unit was reactivate in Jan. 16 this year. In order to be certified operational, members of the squadron had to pass an operational fitness inspection which simulates 72 hours of intensive combat. “We worked 24 hours […]

A group of Russian arms dealers had tried to smuggle military aircraft parts to North Korea in 2016 and were arrested by the Russian FSB for it, Kommersant revealed. U.S. Navy / Public domain The components are avionics parts for the MiG-29 and engine spare parts. The items are worth $1 million and one of […]

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has issued a press statement at 14:15hrs today saying that China had sent multiple J-10 and J-11 fighters across the middle line of the Taiwan Strait from 09:00 local time this morning. Russian Ministry of Defence / CC BY-SA The ministry said that besides monitoring the fighters with air defense […]

South Korea’s Ministry of Defense has revealed its 2021-2025 mid-term defense blueprint today. The ministry says it will start the process to acquire a light aircraft carrier from next year and to develop an indigenous Iron Dome missile interceptor system. A graphic handed out by the ministry shows the light aircraft carrier that is similar […]

A former Sprint anti-ballistic missile (ABM) site in Fairdale, North Dakota, is now available for sale. US Army / Public domain The site is owned by Leslie Volochenko who had intended to refurbish it to its former glory. The facility has 14 missile silos and a command center. Much of the place is now in […]