Besides hunting for IEDs and insurgents, USAF UAVs will one day hunt for boosting ballistic missiles as well if the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s latest plan is carried out.
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7th ASEAN Air force Commanders’ Conference
Air Force chiefs of ASEAN, a a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, gathered in Hanoi for the 7th ASEAN Air force Commanders’ Conference.
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MiG-35 was never in the running for MMRCA?
Indian defense journalist Shiv Aroor blogged that the Russian MiG-35 was never considered as a worthy contender in the MMRCA contest from the beginning.
SM-3 IIB could grow beyond confines of Mk 41
A new launch module might be needed for the SM-3 IIB interceptor to allow the new missile to grow beyond the confines of the Aegis MK41 vertical launcher.
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Iran tested its Qiam ballistic missile
Iran just announced that it has tested its Qiam 1 surface-to-surface missile. Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi, who made the announcement during Friday prayers, did not mention when the launch took place.