Wall Street Journal reports that weapon experts from various countries are examining the GPS systems that were recovered from the cruise missiles and drones that attack oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
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Day: September 23, 2019
Russia has updated the Kalibr cruise missile after combat experience gained in Syria
The Russian Defense Minister has revealed that it now takes a shorter time to upload the flight mission into the Kalibr cruise missile.
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500 Philippine, U.S. paratroopers jump over Basa airbase
India to order another 36 Rafales
Media reports from India suggests that the Modi government intends to buy 36 more Rafale fighters next year.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Estonian Special Forces train on CV-22
From Sept. 3-9, a USAF CV-22 was based in Estonia to train with the local special forces community.
U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to 352d Special Operations Wing, during Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training near Amari, Estonia, Sep. 3, 2019. During the week-long training, U.S. and Estonian special operation forces partnered on FRIES familiarization, casualty evacuation and rapidly loading and off-loading a tactical vehicle onto the aircraft. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Pena)