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Russia to Boost Firepower of Krasnopol Smart Munition

Russia to Boost Firepower of Krasnopol Smart Munition

MOSCOW — The Krasnopol precision-guided artillery munition will get an extended firing range, greater firepower and higher firing efficiency after its upgrade, Kalashnikov Group CEO Vladimir Lepin said in an interview with Kalashnikov magazine published on Thursday.

“Today we are at the final s…

Rheinmetall to Market Elbit Artillery Rockets in Europe

Rheinmetall to Market Elbit Artillery Rockets in Europe

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Elbit Systems Land and Elbit Systems Deutschland, have signed a strategic cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the area of rocket artillery.

This cooperation will address the growing European interest in Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) capabilities. …

South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Makes 2nd Test Flight

South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Makes 2nd Test Flight

flight test Friday following its maiden flight earlier this month, an informed source said.

The fighter took off from the Air Force’s 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers south of Seoul, at 11:02 a.m., and flew for 39 minutes, according to the source.

The flight test was i…

US Africa Command Dealing with Strategic Competition, Terrorism

US Africa Command Dealing with Strategic Competition, Terrorism

While strategic competition with China and Russia remains the main challenge for U.S. Africa Command, the African continent is “the central focus of terrorism in the world,” Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend told the Defense Writers Group today.

Townsend is stepping down as commander of U.S. Africa …

US Sends Six F-35s on Fast Deployment from Vermont to Estonia

US Sends Six F-35s on Fast Deployment from Vermont to Estonia

VERMONT — Thirty-five multicapable Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to Amari Airbase, Estonia, to exercise Agile Combat Employment July 6-15.

ACE is a U.S. Air Force concept that allows decentralized flying operations w…


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