KONGSBERG will upgrade the Royal Norwegian Air Force NASAMS II air defence system over a period of three years.
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Category: Air Force
YouTube: French Rafales’ strike mission in Mali
H/T to Guillaume Steuer. Video showing the four French Rafales that took off from Saint-Dizier, hit targets in northern Mali and then proceeded to Chad on Jan. 13.
French Rafales bomb Islamist strongholds deep in north Mali, RAF providing two C-17s
France’s Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said four Rafales, flying from their base in France, had attacked and destroyed Islamist rebel strongholds deep in northern Mali on Sunday.
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U.S. officials discussed CV-22’s deployment to Japan on Jan. 11
An official from Okinawa who was visiting Washington DC said he was briefed on the deployment of CV-22s to Japan in 2015.
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Weight-saving measures for F-35 made the jet 25% more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air
A report by DOT&E said the F-35 is more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air after being hit as engineers shed weight from the aircraft.
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