Watch Marines destroy quadcopter using CLaWS

Watch Russian MiG-31 intercepting HUSKY53, a USAF RC-135V, over the Pacific

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 by alert5

The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a video showing one of its MiG-31 intercepting a U.S. Air Force RC-135V over the Pacific Ocean.

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MQ-4C doing well at Guam

Posted on April 16, 2021 by alert5

Rear Adm. Brian Corey, program executive officer for Unmanned and Strike Weapons, disclosed that the two MQ-4Cs deployed to Guam were doing better than expected.

200429-F-SP573-1077 (April, 4) A MQ-4C Triton taxis at Andersen Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

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Watch Marines destroy quadcopter using CLaWS

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 by alert5

U.S. Marines in Central Command train on taking down a quadcopter using the Compact Laser Weapon System (CLaWS).

Video courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps

IKE CSG conduct dual carrier ops with French carrier Charles de Gaulle

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 by alert5

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) began dual-carrier flight operations with the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on Apr. 13.

210413-N-NO712-1115 ARABIAN SEA (April 13, 2021) – U.S. Navy F/A-18F and F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jets, an E-2C Hawkeye tactical airborne early warning aircraft and French Marine Nationale Dassault Rafale fighter jets fly in formation during dual carrier operations between the aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) in the Arabian Sea, April 13. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy Photo)

HMS Queen Elizabeth could visit Sembawang, Singapore on 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales, Repulse

Posted on April 16, 2021 by alert5

An infographic from Navy Lookout suggests that the U.K. Carrier Strike Group will make a visit to Sembawang, Singapore during its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Naval History & Heritage Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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