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F-35s from Hill AFB Deploy to UAE for Third Time This Year

F-35s from Hill AFB Deploy to UAE for Third Time This Year

HILL AFB, Utah — For the third time in approximately 12 months, Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings here deployed F-35A Lighting IIs into combat.

The 421st Fighter Squadron departed Hill AFB recently for Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, to support the United States Air Force …

Rolls-Royce Signs Contract to Power Royal Navy Type 31 Frigates

Rolls-Royce Signs Contract to Power Royal Navy Type 31 Frigates

GERMANY — Rolls-Royce is to supply complete MTU propulsion systems for five new Type 31 general-purpose frigates for the Royal Navy. In total, the order comprises of 40 engines and generator sets to be used for main propulsion and on-board power generation, the MTU Callosum propulsion control and …
Russian MoD Details NATO Activity Along its Borders

Russian MoD Details NATO Activity Along its Borders

Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy, Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff (MOD GS) of the Russian Armed Forces, gave a briefing on the level of military activity of the United States and its NATO allies near the Russian borders.

“The Ministry of Defenсe of the Russian Federat…

BAE Test-Fires APKWS Guided Rocket from Ground Vehicle

BAE Test-Fires APKWS Guided Rocket from Ground Vehicle

BAE Systems successfully completed test shots of its APKWS laser-guided rockets from a tactical configuration ground-based weapon system for the first time. The proof-of-concept testing demonstrated the flexibility of APKWS rockets to deliver standoff precision strike capabilities for ground forces,…
Iron Dome Batteries to Arrive in US in December for Testing

Iron Dome Batteries to Arrive in US in December for Testing

FORT SILL, Okla. — Two Iron Dome batteries will go through initial testing on American soil, says a top air defender, before the short-range air defense system can be fielded to Army formations.

The Army plans to begin phased testing of the systems, as the missiles, launchers and radar go from …


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