South Korea’s plan of building its own indigenous fighter has stumbled after only one bid was received by Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in the tender that closed on Feb. 9.
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Latest test of LRASM demonstrates its obstacle avoidance capability
A test of the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) was carried out again on Feb. 4. The objectives of this test is to verify the missile’s ability to avoid obstacles and verify its low-altitude performance.
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Jordanian Air Force Chief: “let (al-Baghdadi) show himself to us and he’ll see what we can do against him”
In an interview with NBC News, Jordanian Air Force chief, Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Jabour, said ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is running scared as a result of an intensified bombing campaign brought on by the killing of one of his F-16 pilots.
HSC-8 missile exercise
A MH-60S Seahawk helicopter attached to HSC-8 fires a AGM-114B Hellfire missile during a live fire exercise in San Clemente, California, on Feb. 4.
Indian warships to get Barak 8 soon
The Indian Navy’s guided-missile destroyer INS Kolkata will be installed with the Barak 8 air defense missile system within a few months, NDTV reported.
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