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During a three-month long deployment on board FS Aquitaine, the French Navy’s 33F Squadron had an opportunity to experience the operational capabilities of the FLASH SONICS sonar system.
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Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, the vice chief of the joint staff with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, went on a familiarization flight on board a MV-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Jun. 18.
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The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has been trying to take over the combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) mission from Air Combat Command (ACC), Defense News reports.
Continue reading “USAF SOC wants to wrangle CSAR mission from ACC”
According to Aviation Week, the consortium developing the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is requesting approval from Italy, Germany and the United States to conduct a “dual-launch” scenario in the final test.
Continue reading “MEADS final test could involve two targets”
Alenia Aermacchi and the Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate of the Italian Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement to jointly define the operational specifications and collaborate on the development of a new basic-advanced trainer, the M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer).
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