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K-560 Severodvinsk fired Kalibr cruise missile while moored

Posted on April 4, 2019 by alert5

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

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 by alert5

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.

Cheetah C-RAM interceptor can take out BLU-109 at 6 km

Posted on April 4, 2019 by alert5

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.