Two Apaches flying from HMS Illustrious carried out the first Hellfire missile firing in U.K. during Exercise Joint Warrior.
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Month: April 2012
Tom Cruise ready to sign on for Top Gun 2
Paramount’s Adam Goodman confirmed that Tom Cruise is ready to sign on for Top Gun 2 and Jerry Bruckheimer would produce, with Tony Scott returning to direct.
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India puts indigenous radar imaging satellite into orbit
India’s first indigenous Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) was launched into orbit on board a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Thursday.
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Republicans want missile defense site on East Coast of U.S.
Republicans sitting on the House Armed Services Committee want the Pentagon to conduct an environmental study for a missile defense site on the East Coast of the United States.
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JASDF scrambed 156 times against Chinese aircraft
Japanese fighters were scrambled 156 times last year to intercept Chinese aircraft entering Japanese airspace. This is the highest number since the Defense Ministry started releasing such data by country in 2001.
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