China recently qualified a new batch of J-15 pilots for aircraft carrier operations, the PLAN announced on its website.
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Seoul to arm Incheon-class frigates with ship-to-surface missiles
South Korea has decided that it will arm the first batch of Incheon-class frigates with the supersonic Haeseong II ship-to-surface cruise missile.
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First intercept test of SM-3 Block 2A in October
The new SM-3 Block 2A interceptor, jointly develop by the United States and Japan, will face its first intercept test this October.
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Contractors will have to determine sweet spot between ISR and tanking for MQ-25A
Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander, Naval Air Forces, was recently at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and he said defense contractors competing in the MQ-25A program will have to find the sweet spot between supporting mission tanking and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
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British F-35s to be armed with updated ASRAAM
Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy F-35B fleet will be armed with an updated version of the MBDA ASRAAM heat-seeking air-to-air missile, the British Ministry of Defense announced on Aug. 16.
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