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Super Hornet to fire LRASM this year

Posted on April 12, 2018 by alert5

The first live test of the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from the Super Hornet is slated to take place this year.

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Spain dispatching Juan Carlos I to Kuwait

Posted on April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 by alert5

Spain is sending some of its Cougar and Chinook helicopters to Iraq and they will be transported first to Kuwait aboard amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I.

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VH-92A Milestone C in 2019

Posted on April 11, 2018 by alert5

The VH-92A program manager disclosed at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space exposition that the program will reach milestone C assessment in 2019.

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Russia has been jamming GPS signals in Syria, affecting U.S. drone operations

Posted on April 11, 2018 by alert5

U.S. officials are complaining that Russia has started jamming GPS signals in Syria, affecting the operations of some unmanned aerial vehicles.

An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle comes in for a landing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 20. Reapers are remotely piloted and can linger over battlefields, providing persistent strike capabilities to ground force commanders. This Reaper is deployed to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron from Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

Lockheed Martin can only deliver F-16V to Slovakia in late 2022

Posted on April 11, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martin was recently in Slovakia to promote its F-16V to the country for its fighter replacement program and one executive said delivery can only start in late 2022.

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