September 2015 - Page 49 of 65

Raytheon demonstrates swappable EW payloads for MALD-J

Posted on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Naval Research Lab and Raytheon have demonstrated successful captive flights of a modular, rapid replacement architecture for electronic warfare (EW) payloads on the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J).

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Japan plans to have 8 operational spy satellites by next decade

Posted on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 by alert5

Japan is planning to boost the number of intelligence gathering satellites in operation from the current four to eight by fiscal 2023.

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South Korea moves forward to introduce 12 S-3 Vikings into service

Posted on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 by alert5

Yonhap new reported that South Korea is going ahead with a plan to introduce 12 S-3 Vikings into service with the Navy. A military program review group has given the green light.

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