49th TES carried out final QS64-ER demonstration
A B-52 assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base carried out the final and largest demonstration of the Quickstrike 64-ER naval mine off Hawaii from May 22-31.
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 30, 2019) the Quickstrike-ER (QS-ER) Naval mine project drops towards the Pacific Ocean from a B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., during an operational demonstration May 30. The QS-ER project was initiated by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command as part of ongoing efforts to modernize and enhance military readiness throughout the joint forces in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Holly L. Herline)
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Insitu gets contract to deliver 34 ScanEagles to Malaysia; Indonesia; Philippines; and Vietnam
In a U.S. Department of Defense contract Release No: CR-103-19, Insitu has been given a $47 million contract to deliver ScanEagles unmanned air vehicles for the governments of Malaysia (12); Indonesia (8); Philippines (8); and Vietnam (6).
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Meyers [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
First bilateral weapons load exchange between Kadena AB and JASDF
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Malaysia to replace S-61
Malaysia plans to replace its S-61 helicopter, Royal Malaysian Air Force chief Gen. Affendi Buang has said.
U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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