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General Atomics has confirmed that the MS-177 multispectral sensor from UTC Aerospace has been tested aboard its Avenger unmanned aerial vehicle over seven flights from January to February this year.
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Photo: General Atomics
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The medevac mission by the PLAN at Fiery Cross reef on Apr. 17 has allowed the outside world to see the interior of the Y-8X maritime patrol aircraft for the first time.
Canada’s ruling Liberal Party government is seriously looking into joining the U.S.-lead Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system and Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan is soliciting feedback from the public on the issue.
By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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This year, the S-400 air defense missile system will not be part of the contingent for the Victory Day parade on Red Square in Moscow.
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The U.S. Navy was forced to terminate the testing of a submarine-launched Tomahawk cruise missile on Apr. 19 and the inert missile crashed in Choctawhatchee Bay.
By UK Government (Defence Imagery) [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Testing of UGM-109 cut short”