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Denmark cleared to buy 28 AIM-120 C-7s

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress on the potential sale of 28 AIM-120 C-7 air-to-air missiles to Denmark.

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By: Senior Airman Mark Hoyt, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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South Korea wants its own version of Taurus

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development will soon pick a local partner to develop an indigenous variant of the Taurus air-launched, long-range cruise missile for the KF-X fighter.

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By axesofevil2000 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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AR-22 engine tested 10 times in 10 days

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully fired its AR-22 booster rocket engine for 10 times over a period of 10 days. The engine will power the DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane that is being built by Boeing.


Photo: DARPA

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BAE Systems has started to port Compass Call EW system to EC-37B

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

BAE Systems said on Jul. 9 that it has begun work to transition its advanced Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) system from aging EC-130H to the EC-37B.


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U.K. cleared to buy 200 AIM-120Ds

Posted on July 11, 2018 by alert5

As the Royal Air Force celebrates its 100th anniversary on Jul. 10, the U.S. government gave the green light for the country to purchase the AIM-120D air-to-air missile.

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