South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Programs Administration (DAPA) said it teamed up with local defense contractor Hanwha Systems to build the country’s first directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM).
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Japan to equip JS Maya with SM-6
Japan’s new Maya-class Aegis destroyers will be equipped with the SM-6 interceptor, JiJi Press reports.
Indonesia, India, and Vietnam will not be affected by CAATSA
Indonesia’s state-run Antara news agency has reported that U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has assured Indonesia that it will not be sanctioned with an embargo for purchasing weapons system equipment from Russia.
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Watch the salvo-launch of 4 Bulava SLBMs from SSBN Yuri Dolgoruky
Russia’s Borey-class strategic submarine Yuri Dolgoruky conducted a salvo-launch of 4 Bulava SLBMs for the first time on May 22.
HASC: F-35C lacks the range to strike enemy targets
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has directed the Navy to report back by 2019 on how to “expand the strike range of a carrier air wing in a contested environment.” After concluding that the F-35C’s current range will not allow it to strike enemy targets without putting the carrier in harm’s way.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2017) An F-35C Lightning II assigned to the “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 101) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting training after its successful completion of carrier incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released)