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Pentagon Won’t Confirm Reports of US Special Forces in Taiwan

Pentagon Won’t Confirm Reports of US Special Forces in Taiwan

U.S. Defense Department officials are refusing to confirm reports that American forces are in Taiwan, secretly training Taiwanese troops to prepare them in case of an attack from China.

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported the Pentagon has about two dozen special operations troops working…

Brazil Export Bank Supports Export of 24 Embraer Aircraft to US

Brazil Export Bank Supports Export of 24 Embraer Aircraft to US

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil — The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) approved financing to export 24 Embraer E175 commercial jets to SkyWest Airlines, the world’s largest regional aviation company, based in Utah in the U.S. The deal strengthens Brazil’s industry at a time when it is still feeling …
Lockheed Delivers HE Laser for Flight Testing on AC-130J Gunship

Lockheed Delivers HE Laser for Flight Testing on AC-130J Gunship

BOTHELL, WASH — Lockheed Martin successfully completed factory acceptance testing for the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL), in preparation for U.S. military ground and flight testing of the system.

“Completion of this milestone is a tremendous accomplishment for our customer,” said Rick Cordar…

US Army Receives Hypersonic Missile’s Ground System

US Army Receives Hypersonic Missile’s Ground System

TACOMA, Wash. — Today Lockheed Martin celebrated with the U.S. Army the delivery of critical ground equipment for its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system – part of a rapid, multi-year hypersonic weapons development program supporting the service’s focus on long-range precision fires.

“Wi…

DOD Official Discusses Cybersecurity Priorities

DOD Official Discusses Cybersecurity Priorities

The Defense Department is becoming smarter about cybersecurity and is at an inflection point, Kelly Fletcher, performing the duties of the chief information officer, said today in a Billington CyberSecurity Summit fireside chat on cybersecurity priorities.

“For the last couple of decades, we’ve b…

EDA Exercise to Boost C-27J Interoperability

EDA Exercise to Boost C-27J Interoperability

The ‘European Spartan Exercise’ 2021, an annual flying exercise organised by the C-27J community with the support of EDA and hosted this year by the Bulgarian Air Force, is currently underway at Plovdiv (27 Sep.-8. Oct).

The aim of the exercise is to increase interoperability among European coun…


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