The sixteen and final Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, HMS St Alban, has joined the Charles de Gaulle task force in the Gulf.
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Rafale M fired SCALP EG to destroy ISIL communications center
Carrier-borne Rafale M fighters launched the SCALP EG cruise missile to destroy a ISIL commications center in Mosul on the night of Jan. 16-17. This is the first time the Rafale M had employed the SCALP EG in Operation Chammal.
Pentagon might make Aegis Ashore test site in Hawaii fully operational
The Aegis Ashore test facility in Hawaii might become the newest U.S. anti-ballistic missile site as the Pentagon toys with the idea of making it fully operational.
By Missile Defense Agency – United States Department of Defense (United States Naval Institute News) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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RAC MiG ready to compete in India’s latest carrier-borne fighter contest
As Dassault prepares to make a sales pitch to the Indian Navy to buy its Rafale M, RAC MiG has toss its hat into the ring and a company spokeswoman said the manufacturer is ready to compete by counter-offering the MiG-29K.
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Photos of INS Vikramaditya at Colombo, Sri Lanka
India’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 21. The ship was accompanied by guided missile destroyer INS Mysore.
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