Day: October 1, 2019

Taiwan wants to develop TC-3 air-to-air missile

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by alert5

Up Media reports that Taiwan is seeking to improve the Tien Chien 1 short-range air-to-air missile by improving its off boresight and kinematic capabilities.

玄史生 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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E-3 upgrades delayed as Boeing’s labs failed security audits

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by alert5

Two of Boeing’s laboratories in Oklahoma City failed to pass Defense Department security certifications from January to December of last year, Bloomberg reports.

U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Turkish F-16 shot down drone

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by alert5

Turkey says one of its F-16 fighter shot down a drone that crossed over the border with Syria on Sept. 28.

Photo: MSB
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31st Fighter Wing executed a rapid deployment Bulgaria

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by alert5

The 31st Fighter Wing executed a rapid deployment to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria for Exercise Rapid Buzzard on Sept. 24.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Savannah L. Waters

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Two more AWEs being certified aboard USS Gerald R. Ford

Posted on October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 by alert5

Executives from Newport News Shipbuilding says a third Advanced Weapons Elevator for USS Gerald R. Ford is being certified with paperwork submitted to the U.S. Navy.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 17, 2019) Russell Vought, acting director of office of management and budget, receives a brief from Capt. John J. Cummings, USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) commanding officer, on Ford’s advanced weapons elevators (AWE) during a tour of the ship. Vought visited Ford to see first-hand the progress the ship is making during its post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor D. Loessin) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring badges.)

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