Category: Navy
Japan mulls BMD upgrade to two Atago-class destroyers
Japan and the United States are both discussing the potential multimillion-dollar updates to two Atago-class destroyers to enable them to fire the SM-3 Block IIA.
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Photo: CV-22 medevac demonstration with USS Wyoming
The CV-22 medevac demonstration with USS Wyoming in June.
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Canadian CH-124 dropped five exercise torpedoes in one day
During Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 12, a Canadian CH-124 Sea King helicopter from HMCS Algonquin had the opportunity to drop five exercise torpedoes in one day.
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Germany orders more RBS15 Mk3
Saab has received an order from its German partner Diehl BGT for an order of RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface worth SEK 168 million.
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