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USMC wants its Hornets to have GPS anti-jam antennas

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

The U.S. Marine Corps wants its legacy Hornets to have GPS anti-jam antennas.

McDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet of VMFA-212 in flight over the South China Sea on 8 October 2003 (6638451)
By LCPL John Mcgarity, USMC [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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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.

Defense.gov News Photo 961022-F-1349H-005
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.

Taurus ILA2006
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.


Graphic: BAE Systems
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