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MBDA and PGZ unveil Brimstone-armed tank destroyer

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 by alert5

MBDA and PGZ have unveiled at MSPO 2019 a Tank Destroyer armed with the Brimstone precision strike missile, MBDA said in a press release on Sept. 4.

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Delivery of Philippine’s two AH-1s delayed

Posted on September 4, 2019 by alert5

Manila has been forced to push back the delivery of two AH-1s from Jordan as the personnel are still undergoing training in Jordan.

A Jordanian Armed Forces AH-1 Cobra participate in Exercise Eager Lion 18. Eager Lion is a major exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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Saab still undecided whether to pull out from Canadian fighter competition

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 by alert5

Saab Canada president Simon Carroll says his company has yet to decide whether to join its European counterparts in withdrawing from Canada’s fighter competition.

Photo: Saab, CC0

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Leonardo’s new MAIR provides missile warning and IRST functionality

Posted on September 4, 2019 by alert5

Leonardo says its Multiple Aperture Infra-Red (MAIR) system has been airborne for the first time.

Photo: Leonardo

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U.S. plans to deploy F-35As in South Korea early next year

Posted on September 4, 2019September 3, 2019 by alert5

The Chosun Ilbo says the United States intends to start rotating the F-16s in South Korea with F-35As starting from early next year.

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-35 Lightning IIs participate in a training mission near Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 1, 2017, in preparation for VIGILANT ACE 18. F-16 pilots assigned to the Wolf Pack at Kunsan conducted training missions with F-35 pilots from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to test the capabilities of the fifth-generation aircraft during integrated flight operations over the Korean Peninsula. The participation of the F-35 in VIGILANT ACE 18 marked the aircraft’s first operational readiness exercise in the Pacific (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Josh Rosales)

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