A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Chu-SAM air defense missile unit has been spotted deployed at MCAS Futenma, Okinawa.
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Japan plans 50 satellites constellation for hypersonic missile early warning network
Several sources have confirmed that Japan plans to place a small satellite constellation in low Earth orbit to track next-generation hypersonic missiles, the Ashahi Shimbun reports.
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First generation Filipina will be testing new F-16s for Lockheed Martin
Monessa “Siren’ Balzhiser, Lockheed Martin’s first female F-35 Production and Training Pilot, will soon be testing new F-16s as they are assembled in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Switzerland cleared to buy 72 PAC-3 MSE interceptors
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Nov. 15 that the State Department has cleared a Foreign Military Sale of 72 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to Switzerland.
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XH558 to start her engines for one last time on Nov. 20
Vulcan XH558 will start her engines for one last time on Nov. 20 before shutting down for good. The public is invited to hear the roar of its Olympus engines from 10am to 2pm.
Vulcan XH558 over Wickenby Aerodrome by J.Hannan-Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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