B-52H Flak-Bait II
A B-52 assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing has been named after the U.S. warplane that flew the most combat missions in World War Two. For more information, hit the Source below Source
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Iron Dome to be delivered to U.S. this December
The first of two Iron Dome air defense missile systems ordered by the U.S. Army will be delivered this December. The second battery will arrive in February 2021. Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons They will go to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and each […]
Sailors from VFA-213 pulled off USS Gerald R. Ford after one of them test positive for COVID-19
Sailors assigned to VFA-213 had to depart from USS Gerald R. Ford on May 27 after one of them tested positive for COVID-19. More than 100 of them went aboard the ship a day earlier, the infected sailor was not among them, however, the person did have contact with squadron mates. U.S. Navy photo by […]
USFK replaces THAAD missiles
United States Forces Korea (USFK) has shipped a new batch of THAAD interceptors to the site at Seongju on May 28. These missiles are of the same type as existing ones which require replacement as the internal components are expiring soon. The operation took nearly one day and ended on Friday. Usually, parts were flown […]
Russian government renegotiates contract for Il-76MD-90A
The Russian government has renegotiated its contract with Aviastar for the production of the Il-76MD-90A cargo jet, Kommersant reports. Alexey Reznichenko / CC BY-SA The newspaper said the new contract till run from 2021 to 2027 for 14 aircraft to be deliver at two per year. The original contract was signed in 2012 for 39 […]
F-35 Production Costs to Drop But Sustainment Costs to Increase: Pentagon
The Pentagon’s costliest program, Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35, is starting to look a little less expensive, with the latest estimate for development and procurement down 7.1% to $397.8 billion.
Less encouraging for the lawmakers who craft defense budgets and for taxpayers: Operating and maintain…
