Aviation News
Bloomberg reported that Singapore has decided not to buy the F-35B, it had submitted a letter of request to buy four aircraft with options for eight more in 2014.
By U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Reuters reported that Vietnam has secretly shipped a set of Israeli-made EXTRA rocket launchers to its garrisions in the Spratly Islands. The weapon system is capable of targeting runways that China constructed in the recent years.
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The People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force’s J-10AH fighters have been shown capable of employing the LS500J 500kg laser guided bomb. The precision guided weapon is employed together with the K/JDC01 targeting pod mounted below the right intake.
Two F-22 pilots sitting in their simulators at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson were able to join four F-16s from 80th Fighter Squadron to fight against four F-16s from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during exercise Distant Frontier.
By: Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. soldiers out in the front-line require a new defense system to protect themselves from incoming rocket and mortar attacks. Raytheon is partnering with Rafael to market the Iron Dome as a solution to meet a U.S. Army requirement.
Photo: John A. Hamilton
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