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ITS Caio Duilio arrives in Norfolk to join CSG 10

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by alert5

The Italian Navy’s destroyer ITS Caio Duilio arrived at Norfolk on May 23 and the warship will join Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 during its upcoming cruise.

220523-N-EH998-1039 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (May 23, 2022) A Sailor observes the Italian Navy destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) as the ship pulls into Naval Station Norfolk, May 23, 2022. CSG-10 is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America’s adversaries in support of national security. It achieves its mission by projecting the combined power of George H.W. Bush, Carrier Air Wing 7, Destroyer Squadron 26, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cryton Vandiesal)

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L3Harris Technologies to upgrade F-5AT

Posted on May 26, 2022 by alert5

L3Harris Technologies has been chosen by Tactical Air Support to upgrade the F-5AT. L3Harris will provide GH-4001 Electronic Standby Instruments and Tactical Airborne Navigation Systems (TACAN+) for this contract.

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Phillipine FA-50, MD 520 carried out airstrikes against militants

Posted on May 26, 2022May 25, 2022 by alert5

The Philippine Air Force carried out airstrikes again militants in Ganta village, Datu Salibo town, Maguindanao on May 23.

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RoKAF F-15Ks stage elephant walk after North Korea tested its Hwasong-17 ICBM

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by alert5

North Korea tested its Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile today and South Korea responded by staging an elephant walk with its F-15K fighters.

MQ-9 deployment to Japan taking place in July

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by alert5

It was reported earlier this year that the United States intends to deploy the MQ-9 to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kanoya airbase in Kagoshima Prefecture. The latest information from Asahi news is that the deployment will take place in July.

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, takes off from the flightline at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 1, 2021. The Wing hosts the global Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise and operates 24/7/365. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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