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China has sent a reusable spacecraft into Earth orbit

Posted on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by alert5

A reusable Chinese spacecraft was launched into orbit using a Long March 2F rocket on Aug. 4, two years after a similar mission.

China News Service, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Pentagon orders CSG 5 to remain in the vicinity of Taiwan; ICBM test postponed; conduct Taiwan Strait transits in the next few weeks

Posted on August 5, 2022 by alert5

The Pentagon has ordered Carrier Strike Group 5 to remain in the vicinity off the east coast of Taiwan to monitor the developing situation.

220802-N-DW158-2036 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 2, 2022) An EA-18G Growler attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 launches from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 2. The primary role of EA-18G Growlers is to disrupt the ability to communicate between units in combat through the use of electronic warfare. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gray Gibson)

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ACC wants to acquire four Angry Kitten Combat Pods

Posted on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by alert5

Air Combat Command has recommended that four Angry Kitten pods developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute be converted into the Angry Kitten Combat Pod electronic attack system.

U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. John McRell
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Watch Black Eagles perform over the Pyramids of Egypt

Posted on August 5, 2022 by alert5

USN delivers first converted CN-235 MPA to RMAF

Posted on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by alert5

NAVAIR announced on Aug. 3 that it has delivered the first of three Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) CN-235 that are converted into maritime patrol aircraft.

Photo: NAVAIR
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