The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) signed by the Philippines and United States in 2014 is constitutional.
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Category: Navy
USN F/A-18A crashed in Nevada
A U.S. Navy F/A-18A assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at Naval Air Station Fallon crashed on Jan. 12. The pilot ejected safely.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Mahlon K. Miller. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Huntington Ingalls Industries in discussions to put missile defense radars, lasers on San Antonio-class LPDs
At the Surface Navy Association symposium in Arlington, Virginia, an official from Huntington Ingalls Industries told reporters that his company is in discussions with government officials on the possibility of fitting the San Antonio-class LPD with missile defense radars and laser weapons.
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton, USN (Official U.S. Navy Photograph) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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France committed on Aster 30 Block 1 upgrade
MBDA has been given the green light by France to proceed with the Aster Block 1 New Technology program. The contract was signed by Direction Générale de l’Armement with Eurosam consortium on Dec. 23 2015.
By Copyright © 2007 David Monniaux (Copyright © 2007 David Monniaux) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.0 fr], via Wikimedia Commons
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North Korea faked the video of SLBM launch, missile exploded a few seconds into the test
The folks over at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies analyzed the recent Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) tested shown on North Korean television last week and they concluded that the test was a failure and Pyongyang had manipulated the video in an attempt to show the launch of the KN-11 was a success.