Latest GMD test verified design of new Capability Enhancement-II EKV

Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 28, successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of its new Capability Enhancement-II Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV).

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Photo: Missile Defense Agency
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Egypt receives 2nd batch of 3 Rafales

Egypt has taken delivery of a second batch of three Rafale fighters.

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Photo: Egyptian Armed Forces

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Armenia’s Defense Minister did not deny reports on Su-30SM purchase

Speaking to the press on Jan. 26, Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan did not deny recent media reports on plans to buy the Su-30SM fighter from Russia. He also declined to shed more light on the subject.

Aerial refuelling of a Sukhoi Su-30SM
By Konstantin Tyurpeko (http://russianplanes.net/id158633) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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