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Polish F-16s in Lithuania Fly First Alpha Scramble

Polish F-16s in Lithuania Fly First Alpha Scramble

RAMSTEIN, Germany — Polish F-16s currently deployed to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania on enhanced Air Policing launched their first Alpha Scramble above the Baltic Sea to intercept a Russian IL-20 Reconnaissance aircraft on December 7.

As part of routine readiness training, an on-duty pair of F-1…

Swiss Complete Amraam Verification Firings in Scotland

Swiss Complete Amraam Verification Firings in Scotland

BERN — From November 15 to December 3, 2021, armasuisse and the Swiss Air Force carried out live ammunition air-to-air missile verification firings in the Hebrides archipelago, of north-western Scotland. The two missiles fired met all the requirements.

Air-to-air missile testing requires very l…

Brazil 2021 Defense Exports Worth Over $1.5 Bn

Brazil 2021 Defense Exports Worth Over $1.5 Bn

BRASILIA — Advances in exports from the Defense Industrial Base (IDB) were highlighted in a presentation by the Minister of Defense, Walter Souza Braga Netto, in the panel “Defense Industrial Base – Protection, development and job creation,” during the second day (08) of the 6th Mostra BID Brasil,…
US, Japan Set to Enhance Cooperation on Military R&D

US, Japan Set to Enhance Cooperation on Military R&D

The United States and Japan are already close military allies, but those ties could become even tighter in coming years as the two nations explore more opportunities to cooperate on defense research and development.

Both countries, along with Australia and India, are part of the group of nations …

Dutch Call for Ban on Fully Autonomous Weapons

Dutch Call for Ban on Fully Autonomous Weapons

The Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) and the Advisory Committee on International Affairs (CAVV) advise striving for an explicit international ban on fully autonomous weapon systems.

At the request of the cabinet, the authorities issued a report on the autonomous weapon systems. De…


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