Mountain Home Air Force Base announced today that 1st Lt. Kevin Martin has completed his transition to the Boeing EA-18G. Making him the first in the U.S. Air Force to do so.
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Japan buying 4 SM-3 Block IIAs for $133 million
The U.S. government has cleared the sale of four SM-3 Block IIA missiles to Japan for an estimated cost of $133.3 million.
China’s second carrier to start sea trials next month
Military experts in China say the country’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier will likely go for its first sea trials next month.
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Lockheed Martin gets AN/ALQ-248 development contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded a development contract for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) Active Mission Payload (AMP) AN/ALQ-248 system.
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Taiwan has completed research on ship-launched TC-2, deploy on its stealth frigates
Taiwan news outlets are reporting that development of the indigenous ship-launched surface-to-air variant of the Sky Sword II missile has been completed and the deploy on the Kang Ding class stealth frigates from 2020.