The Pentagon has release more footage of the Russian Ka-27 helicopter and Su-24 fighter bomber buzzing USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request from The Virginian-Pilot.
RMAF MB339CM crashed
A Royal Malaysian Air Force MB339CM jet trainer crashed at Nenasi at 12:30pm today. Both crew members ejected safely.
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Photo: Unknown source.
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AIM-9X Block II is now a BVR weapon
During a briefing at the 2016 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, an officer from the U.S. Navy disclosed that the AIM-9X Block II missile now has a “beyond-visual-range” capability.
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Thai Prime Minister to discuss the purchase of helicopters during visit to Russia
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is embarking on a trip to Russia today and he told reporters that he will discuss the purchase of helicopters during the visit.
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By Alec Wilson from Khon Kaen, Thailand (6402) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tomahawk for Japan
In this oped on USNI News, Robert Crumplar suggests that Washington exports the BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile to Japan for a “responsive deterrent option.”
By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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