Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen paid a visit to the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing at Chiayi air base this morning. During the tour, she was given a briefing on the newly modified F-16V #6811.
Day: April 4, 2019
BAE Systems has offered the Queen Elizabeth-class carrier design to India
BAE Systems has confirmed that the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier design has been offered to the Indian Navy as the future INS Vishal.
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K-560 Severodvinsk fired Kalibr cruise missile while moored
The Russian Navy disclosed that its Yasen-class nuclear attack submarine – K-560 Severodvinsk – has fired a Kalibr cruise missile while moored.
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The 74th EFS receives Gallant Unit Citation, the first individual squadron to do so
During a six-month period from Jul. 15, 2017 to Jan. 15, 2018, the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) struck 44 percent of all targets during Operation INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR), with just 12 A-10s. This help the unit earned the Gallant Unit Citation, the fifth to do so and the first from an individual squadron.
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Cheetah C-RAM interceptor can take out BLU-109 at 6 km
Speaking to DefenceWeb, CEO of Rheinmetall Norbert Schulze says the development of the Cheetah counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) interceptor is progressing to technology readiness level four.
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