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First live-firing of Patriot air defense missile in Palau
Charlie Battery, 1-1 ADA (Air Defense Artillery), 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade based in Japan successfully destroyed a cruise missile target using two PAC-3 air defense missile interceptors on Jun. 15 in Palua.
Photo: 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
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Poland to buy AW149s
Poland has announced plans to buy the AW149 helicopter and will assemble them at the PZL Ĺwidnik facility, Defese24 says.
Darpa wants to use KC-46s to recharge drones wirelessly
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) published a request for information on Jun. 14 seeking industry feedback on a concept to wirelessly recharge unmanned air vehicles using a high-powered laser mounted on an external pod.
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Installation of AN/APG-83 on 72 Air National Guard F-16s completed
The installation of AN/APG-83 radars on 72 Air National Guard F-16s across nine bases in the United States has been completed.
SMSgt Thomas Meneguin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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