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Indonesian Air Force Hawk crashes while landing

Indonesian Air Force Hawk crashes while landing

A Indonesian Air Force Hawk 209 crashed while attempting to land on runway 36 Rusmin Nuryadin Air Base in Pekanbaru on Jun. 15. The pilot ejected safely about 4 kilometers away in Kubang Jaya village and the aircraft destroyed three houses on the ground. The engine had failed during the approach, news reports say. For […]

GBU-53/B completes first guided release from Super Hornet

The GBU-53/B has completed its guided release from a Super Hornet for the first time. Mztourist / CC BY-SA Raytheon says the Super Hornet will be the second fighter cleared to use the guided bomb when the program reaches initial operational capability later this year. The F-15E was the first to be cleared. For more […]

Tokyo abandons plan for Aegis Ashore

Japan has decided not to proceed with the Aegis Ashore missile defense system after spending $1.7 billion on the program. Photo: MDA Defense Minister Taro Kono told reporters that one of the sites required modifications to the hardware in order to ensure the safety of the local community. The fixes would be too costly and […]
French SSN Perle Badly Damaged in Dockyard Fire

French SSN Perle Badly Damaged in Dockyard Fire

The fire aboard the nuclear attack submarine Perle was extinguished on June 13, 2020, at 1:50 am, after more than 14 hours of operations that mobilized a hundred firefighters and over 150 people to support them.

Thanks to the intervention coordinated by Vice-Admiral Isnard, Commander of the Medit…

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