I Chinook della RAF resteranno ancora a lungo in Mali
Londra continua a schierare tre elicotteri da trasporto CH-47 Chinook in Mali a supporto delle forze francesi e maliane. I velivoli appartenenti al Flight 1310 del 18° Squadron di Odiham…
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Primo volo per gli UAV Protector della RAF
Il Ministero della Difesa britannico ha annunciato il 28 settembre che il primo General Atomics Protector RG Mk1 di produzione (versione britannica dell’ultimo UAV di General Atomics, l’MQ-9B Sky Guardian)…
L3Harris, SpaceX to build and deliver missile warning satellites by 2022
SpaceX and L3Harris are building eight satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency to detect ballistic and hypersonic missiles. Official SpaceX Photos [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons Each company will build four satellites each and deliver them by September of 2022. Operating from low Earth orbit, each satellite is installed with an overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) […]
JS Kaga and JS Ikazuchi in joint naval exercise in South China Sea with Indonesian Navy
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force says its Indo-Pacific Deployment 2020 task force has carried joint naval exercise with the Indonesian Navy west of Natuna Islands in the South China Sea. Photos: JMSDF Photos show JS Kaga and JS Ikazuchi underway together with KRI John Lie (358) and KRI Sutanto (377).
JASDF F-2 fleet said to be grounded last month
Japanese media Flash said that the Japan Air Self-Defense Force grounded its F-2 fleet for checks last month. By Toshi Aoki – JP Spotters [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons The grounding took place after a F-2B was found to have a hairline crack on a wing after post-flight inspections was […]
Esper Calls for 500-Ship Navy to Counter China
The U.S. Navy will need more than 500 ships in its fleet to ensure maritime superiority over China in coming decades, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Oct. 6.
That conclusion is based on the long-awaited Future Naval Force Study led by Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist, which was recent…
