Taiwan’s Ministry of Nation Defense has uploaded a video on 612 air defense battalion which operates the Sky Bow (Tien Kung) air defense missile system in the southern part of the island.
China, U.S. military aircrew not to point middle fingers at each other
A recent safety memorandum by China and United States on air encounters calls on their military pilots to “refrain from the use of uncivil language or unfriendly physical gestures.”
USAF crews in Okinawa nearly launched nuclear cruise missiles during Cuban Missile Crisis
A former U.S. Air Force airman has come forward with new revelations on how eight launch control centers in Okinawa were given orders to launch their nuclear-armed MGM-13 cruise missiles on Oct. 28, 1962.
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Spanish Air Force says crew of AS 332 still missing
The Spanish Air Force clarified that the three-person crew on a AS 332 search-and-rescue helicopter are still missing despite an earlier report saying they were rescued.
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Northrop Grumman awarded contract for Solid State High Power Laser Weapon System Demonstrator program
Northrop Grumman has been given a $53 million contract for the Solid State High Power Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) program.
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