The Washington Times says U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring China’s missile facilities in anticipation of another test of the Dong Ning-2 missile defense interceptor which has an anti-satellite capability.
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Month: January 2013
F-22s from Holloman will shift to Tyndall in 2014
F-22s from Holloman Air Force Base are not expected to move to Tyndall Air Force Base until 2014. The first jet was supposed to arrive sometime this month.
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USAF’s F-22s, F-35s and legacy fighters to fight using combat cloud
Gen. Michael Hostage, head of Air Combat Command, recently spoke to AOL Defense Board of Contributors, Dr. Robbin Laird and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, on this new vision of air operation called the combat cloud.
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IRIS-T SL successfully tested
Diehl Defence successfully test fired a prototype of the IRIS-T SL guided missile at the Overberg Test Range in South Africa in early December last year.
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HSM-41 celebrates 170,000 mishap free hours
The U.S. Navy’s HSM-41 squadron celebrated 170,000 consecutive flight hours without a Class “A” mishap on Jan. 8.
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