USAF C-17 delivers humanitarian aid to Lebanon
A U.S. Air Force C-17 delivered pallets of food and water to Beirut, Lebanon on Aug. 7 after a huge explosion at a local warehouse devastates the city.
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South Korea’s 2021-2025 defense blueprint reveals plan for light aircraft carrier and indigenous Iron Dome system
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 […]
Former Sprint ABM site for sale
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 […]
3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, helicopter sniper training in Romania
Snipers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division completed helicopter sniper training with the assistance of 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division on Aug. 3 at Smârdan, Romania.
Japan unveils plan to develop Mage Island into FCLP for CVW 5 and JSDF F-35Bs
The Japanese government has unveiled its plan on how to develop Mage Island, off Kagoshima Prefecture, into a Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) facility for Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW 5) of the U.S. Navy and Japanese F-35Bs. 663highland / CC BY-SA Tokyo will pay $151 million to the owner of the island and an […]
Watch South Korea’s DAPA unveiling the AESA radar for KF-X fighter
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) unveiled the AESA radar for the KF-X fighter on Aug. 7. The indigenous radar is develop by Hanwha Systems with assistance from Israel’s Elta Systems.
