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India fired land-based Barak 8 twice on Jun. 30

Posted on July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 by alert5

The land-based version of the Barak 8 anti-air missile was fired twice at India’s Integrated Test Range on Jun. 30 by a team from India’s DRDO and Israel’s IAI.

Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense

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RNZN SH-2G(I) to test-fire Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 at RIMPAC

Posted on July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 by alert5

A SH-2G(I) naval helicopter on board Royal New Zealand Navy frigate Te Kaha will have a chance to fire its Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 anti-ship missile at this year’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled Jun. 30 to Aug. 4.

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Ukrainian company tabbed to supply R-27 missiles to Polish Air Force

Posted on July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 by alert5

A tender from the Polish Air Force for 40 R-27 air-to-air missiles has been won by a consortium comprising of Polish firm WB Electronics and Ukrainian state-owned company Spets Techno Export.

By Fedor Leukhin (AT1A7641) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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HSM-51 and VX-51 practice formation flying

Posted on June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 by alert5

A MH-60R from HSM-51 and a SH-60K from VX-51 perform a formation flight over Kanagawa prefecture on Jun. 27 in order to foster greater interoperability between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy.

U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew C. Duncker
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