Aviation News
The U.S. Air Force has designated the JASSM-XR as JASSM-D. This was revealed in a sources-sought notice to buy 40 of those cruise missiles in production Lot 19.
Photo by Master Sgt. Michael Jackson
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A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile will be test-fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Oct. 2.
Senior Airman Ian Dudley [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Up Media reports that Taiwan is seeking to improve the Tien Chien 1 short-range air-to-air missile by improving its off boresight and kinematic capabilities.
玄史生 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two of Boeing’s laboratories in Oklahoma City failed to pass Defense Department security certifications from January to December of last year, Bloomberg reports.
U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Turkey says one of its F-16 fighter shot down a drone that crossed over the border with Syria on Sept. 28.
