Day: January 7, 2021

Japan to find alternative locations to bed down Ospreys

Posted on January 7, 2021 by alert5

The Japanese government has decided that it needs to start looking for an alternative site to bed down the new MV-22 Ospreys that it has bought.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) V-22 Osprey conduct aerial maneuvers at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 9, 2019. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 and JGSDF soldiers conducted a confined area landing exercise as part of their integrated training, strengthening relations and interoperability between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

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American MQ-9s are now deployed in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania

Posted on January 7, 2021 by alert5

U.S. European Command has announced that MQ-9s and approximately 90 Airmen have been deployed in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania.

An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle comes in for a landing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 20. Reapers are remotely piloted and can linger over battlefields, providing persistent strike capabilities to ground force commanders. This Reaper is deployed to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron from Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

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P-8A to get self-protection pod against RF missiles

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by alert5

BAE Systems has been awarded a $4 million contract to demonstrate a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system for the P-8A.

Image: BAE Systems
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