Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said the JASDF will deploy its first 20 F-35As at Misawa air base in 2017.
[thumb]http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/news/140625/plc14062516150010-n1.htm[/thumb]
Author: alert5
Raytheon to add infrared marker on ATFLIR
Raytheon has been given a $14 million contract to add an infrared marker into the existing Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pods.
[thumb]http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=5313[/thumb]
Boeing plans Super Hornet with detection capabilities of Growler
Boeing latest road map for the F/A-18E/F includes an improved version of the fighter that carries the ALQ-218 electronic receiver for improved electronic signal detection capabilities similar to the Growler.
Eurofighter to test modification kit which includes LERX
By end of the year, the Eurofighter consortium will flight test an aerodynamic modification kit that adds leading edge root extensions and extended trailing edge flaps to the fighter.
Continue reading “Eurofighter to test modification kit which includes LERX”
Russia lost last remaining US-KMO missile warning satellite
A Russian early warning missile detection satellite has been lost permanantly. The Kosmos 2479 satellite was the last of the US-KMO series that operate in geosynchronous orbit.
Continue reading “Russia lost last remaining US-KMO missile warning satellite”