Category: Notizie Estero
Japan buying three GQM-163A supersonic sea skimming targets
Japan is purchasing three GQM-163A supersonic sea skimming targets from Northrop Grumman, the Pentagon announced on Nov. 3. U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons This will be produced under the Lot 14 full rate production contract. Sixteen targets will go to the U.S. Navy. Work is to be completed by December 2023. For more […]
JASDF declares ‘culinary war’ against JMSDF with karaage recipe
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is hoping that its karaage, Japanese fried chicken, recipe can help raise public awareness of the service. Since 2018, it has been using the dish to broaden its appeal to the public without much success. But that didn’t stop the airmen from trying. Recently, a new media campaign has […]
US Approves $600M Sale of Four MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft to Taiwan
WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of four (4) weapons-ready MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $600…
France Launches SLAM-F Next-Generation Minehunting Program with USVs, ROVs
PARIS — Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, on October 27, 2020 approved the launch of the Système de Lutte Anti-Mines – Futur (SLAM-F), or future mine warfare weapons program.
This new system will allow sailors to operate remotely from the danger zone through the use of underw…
Having Won Stealth Fighter Contract, Mitsubishi Could Revive Japan’s Defense Industry
TOKYO — Long relegated to producing U.S.-developed aircraft on contract, Japan’s defense industry is aiming to turn the page by building a homegrown fighter jet under the lead of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Despite ever-growing geopolitical threats, Japan’s defense contractors for years have s…
