Republic of China Navy held a press conference this morning on the accidental firing of a live Hsiung Feng 3 supersonic anti-ship missile from ROCS Jin Chiang.
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Final USAF C-130H to depart Pope Army Airfield
The last C-130H to be assigned to Pope Army Airfield departed for good on Jun. 30. #84404, assigned to the Air Force Reserve’s 440th Airlift Wing, left for Davis–Monthan Air Force Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lewis Beeman
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Pentagon faults NGC over faulty MQ-4C wing component
A previously undisclosed flaw with the wings of the MQ-4C has surfaced as the U.S. Navy ponder over a decision to clear the unmanned maritime patrol aircraft for low-rate production.
Photo: U.S. Navy
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RoCN patrol boat accidentally fired HF-3 supersonic anti-ship missile
At 0810 hrs local time today, a Republic of China Ching Chiang class patrol ship ROCS Jin Chiang (PG-610) accidentally fired its Hsiung Feng 3 supersonic anti-ship missile.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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India fired land-based Barak 8 twice on Jun. 30
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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