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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Rheinmetall a contract worth $6.5 million to supply several ten thousand rounds of its new 25mm x 137 Frangible Armour Piercing (FAP) round for the F-35.
Photo: Chad Bellay, Edwards F-35 Integrated Test Force
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New York Times reported over the weekend that U.S. officials have discussed on reintroducing nuclear weapons in South Korea as a warning to Pyongyang.
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In an update on its Dual Mode Plus laser-guided bomb (LGB) program, Lockheed Martin says the weapon will now be sold under the brand Paragon.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said North Korea has launched four ballistic missiles today and three of those missiles flew approximately 1,000 km into the East Sea, within Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
Airbus has entered an agreement with the Royal Australian Air Force to develop an automatic air-to-air refueling capability for the latter’s KC-30A tanker.
By US Air Force from USA (150925-F-ZZ999-412.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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