Serbia has shown its newly-acquired FK-3 air defense missile system that it bought from China to the media for the first time.
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USN shifting two P-8A active squadrons to reserve component
The U.S. Navy’s 2023 budget highlights book shows a proposal to shift two P-8A active squadron to the reserve component. The transition is planned for 2026.
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2SBCT-4ID is the first active unit to live-fire the CROWS-J
The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, became the first active unit to fire a FGM-148 Javelin using the Common Remote Weapon Station-Javelin (CROWS-J) system on Apr. 28.
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Colombia selects TA-50/FA-50
Defense News says Colombia has selected a mix fleet of TA-50 and FA-50 light fighters for its air force.
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USMC AV-8B mission capable rate is now at 83 percent
Despite facing retirement within this decade, the U.S. Marine Corps’ AV-8B is going strong and the mission capable rate is now at 83 percent thanks to the hard work from the folks at Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) AV-8B Harrier Integrated Weapon Support Team (IWST).
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