Aviation News
North Korea has fired two strategic cruise missiles from the “8.24 Yongung” submarine in the waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula. This recent act by North Korea has escalated tensions in the region and violates United Nations resolutions banning the country from developing or testing missile technology.
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The Biden administration has given the green light for a Foreign Military Sale package that will provide Japan with five E-2D Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, as well as engines, radars, navigation systems, and electronic support measures systems.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
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The ability of the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) to function as an anti-ship missile interceptor has been verified with a recent test-firing from INS Visakhapatnam.
Nikkei Asia has found out that the U.S. Navy intends to replace the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) with USS George Washington (CVN-73) as the forward-deployed carrier in Japan.
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Cavagnaro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the MQ-9B SeaGuardian from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the former’s Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS Trial Operation Project. According to GA-ASI, the trials will begin in April this year.
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