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Lockheed Martin completes site acceptance test of a TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar

Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful site acceptance test of a TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (TPS-77 MRR). The radar is one of three ordered by Latvia.

TPS-77 MRR taken in Ventspils, Latvia, during Site Acceptance Test. Courtesy 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

Final USAF MQ-1 flight

Posted on March 12, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force retired the MQ-1 at Creech Air Force Base on Mar. 9 after more than 20 years of service.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Thompson

USS Wasp heading to South Korea for war games next month

Posted on March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 by alert5

The Pentagon will dispatch USS Wasp along with the F-35B to South Korea next month for an amphibious assault exercise.

By U.S. Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Lamkin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan confirms Wild Weasel role for IDF

Posted on March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 by alert5

Taiwan’s air force confirmed that its upgraded F-CK-1C/D IDF fighter jets will be armed with indigenous anti-radiation missiles （反輻射飛彈) in a video it release on Mar. 9.

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