China sent two of its civilian airliners individually to Mischief Reef and Subi Reef in the South China Sea today.
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Photos: Xinhua
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Day: July 13, 2016
Qinetiq and Thales to offer Scorpion for ASDOT program
The British Ministry of Defense is procuring a red air and electronic warfare (EW) training service under the Air Support to Defense Operational Training (ASDOT) program and Qinetiq and Thales have decided to join hands and offer the Textron Airland’s Scorpion light attack aircraft as the platform.
By Tim Felce [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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THAAD to be deployed in Seongju County, South Korea
Korean media are reporting that Seoul and Washington have agreed to deploy the THAAD system in Seongju County.
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By The U.S. Army Ralph Scott/Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Department of Defense (Successful Mission) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35Bs from VMFA-121 are participating in their first Red Flag
VMFA-121 brought its F-35Bs to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada to participate in Red Flag 16-3. This is the first time combat-coded F-35Bs are engaged in the realistic combat training exercise, which runs from Jul. 11-29.
By U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Raytheon claims Saudi Patriot system had 100% success in Yemen conflict
Raytheon’s vice president for Integrated Air and Missile Defense declared at the Farnborough Air Show that the company’s Patriot air defense system had a 100 percent success rate intercepting ballistic missiles fired from Yemen.
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