November 16, 2022

Japan plans 50 satellites constellation for hypersonic missile early warning network

Posted on November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 by alert5

Several sources have confirmed that Japan plans to place a small satellite constellation in low Earth orbit to track next-generation hypersonic missiles, the Ashahi Shimbun reports.

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First generation Filipina will be testing new F-16s for Lockheed Martin

Posted on November 16, 2022 by alert5

Monessa “Siren’ Balzhiser, Lockheed Martin’s first female F-35 Production and Training Pilot, will soon be testing new F-16s as they are assembled in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Switzerland cleared to buy 72 PAC-3 MSE interceptors

Posted on November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Nov. 15 that the State Department has cleared a Foreign Military Sale of 72 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to Switzerland.

The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor set a distance record in its latest flight test with the longest one-shot hit-to-kill intercept against an Air-Breathing Threat at White Sands Missile Range on July 26. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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