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34th Fighter Squadron to drop its first GBU-12

Posted on January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 by alert5

The 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base is on course to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) on Aug. 1 and one of the items on the checklist for that is to drop a laser-guided bomb.

By Todd Cromar [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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North Korea’s UAV fleet

Posted on January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 by alert5

Sputnik News has an analysis on North Korea’s unmanned aerial vehicles. Tracing from its early development to its latest acquisitions.

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Strong bilateral defense ties between Finland and Sweden an advantage for Gripen

Posted on January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 by alert5

Defense News postulate that the increasingly closer military cooperation between Finland and Sweden will give the Gripen E and advantage in Finland’s HX Fighter Program.

Milan Nykodym [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan refutes report that it is interested in AV-8Bs

Posted on January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 by alert5

Taiwan’s National Ministry of Defense has refuted a report that the island will buy AV-8Bs that are sold as Excess Defense Articles once they are retired from the Marine Corps.

By DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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