The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) coordinated intercept and safe passage escort procedures during exercise Polar Roar on Aug. 1.
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Day: August 4, 2016
Lockheed Martin’s MHTK completes second test flight
Lockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched in an engineering demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on Jul. 29, as part of the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center’s (AMRDEC) Extended Area Protection and Survivability (EAPS) program.
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JMSDF planes and ships are searching for remnants of North Korean ballistic missile
So far, the USN is happy with having the V-22 in COD role
Three MV-22Bs from VMX-1 and one from HMX-1 were busy out at sea aboard USS Carl Vinson as the sailing branch conducted a two-week “proof of concept” experiment to show how the V-22 affects flight operations aboard a nuclear-powered carrier in its COD role.
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Argentina cleared to buy 24 T-6C+ trainers
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the potential sale of 24 T-6C+ Texan II trainer aircraft to Argentina.
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Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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