Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, said the U.S. will continue with surveillance flights near China despite a Jun. 29 incident whereby a Chinese Su-27 fighter crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait to pursue an American U-2.
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F-35C hooks up to catapult
The F-35C, CF-3, was hooked up to a test catapult on Jul. 19 at NAVAIR Lakehurst.
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Boeing, BAE Systems to develop Integrated Directed Energy Weapon for U.S. Navy
A Boeing division has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for defense of U.S. Navy ships.
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JLENS Successfully Completes Endurance Test
Raytheon’s aerostat system – Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) – recently completed a successful endurance test.
PLAAF Su-27 went after U-2, Taiwan scrambled F-16s in response
Taiwan’s military has confirmed a report that two RoCAF F-16s were scrambled after a PLAAF Su-27 crossed the center line between Taiwan and Mainland China in late June while chasing a U-2 reconnaissance jet.
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