The Irish Army recently carried out test-firing of the RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG air defense systems. A total of ten missiles were fired at aerial and static surface targets.
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Photo: Saab
VMFA-121 practice hot-loading AIM-120
During the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, Marines from VMFA-121 practice hot-loading the AIM-120 on the F-35B. During a hot-load, the engine of the aircraft is still running while ordnance is being attached.
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Koby Saunders
Germany and Norway place firm order for 5 A330 MRTTs
OCCAR – Europe’s organisation for the management of cooperative armament programs – has placed an order for five Airbus A330 MRTT aerial tankers on behalf of Germany and Norway.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Not all Kiwis support Singapore’s deployment of fighters in New Zealand
Singapore has completed its deployment of six F-16D+s to New Zealand’s Ohakea air base on Sept. 25. The local media reported that not all residents living nearby welcome the training exercise.
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