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Vietnam develops mobile truck-mounted SHORAD

Posted on April 7, 2019 by alert5

Sea Giraffe AMB for Royal Canadian Navy’s new Joint Support Ships

Posted on April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 by alert5

Saab announced on Apr. 5 that it has received an order for delivery of Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars supporting the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Joint Support Ships. Lockheed Martin Canada has placed the order.

Credit: Saab
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VMFA-232 tests M31 Expeditionary Arresting Gear System at Clark Air Base, Philippines

Posted on April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 by alert5

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A 18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 tests an M31 Expeditionary Arresting Gear System at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 2, 2019, during Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning “shoulder-to-shoulder,” representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

Taiwan’s military attache to U.K. on the outlook of the island’s military helicopter fleet

Posted on April 6, 2019April 5, 2019 by alert5

Col. Li-Chiang Yuan, Assistant Director, Taipei Representative Office in the U.K., spoke to Defence IQ on the outlook of the island’s military helicopter fleet.

玄史生 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons