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JGSDF Type 12 SSM launch vehicle caught fire inside tunnel

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 by alert5

A JGSDF Type 12 Surface-to-Ship missile launch vehicle from the 5th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment caught fire 468 meters inside the Kumamoto airport underground tunnel on Jul. 4.

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RMAF C-130 landed in Israel

Posted on July 5, 2021 by alert5

A Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) C-130 has arrived in Israel’s Hatzor air base on Jul. 4. This is the first time a C-130 from Morocco had visit Israel since 1996.

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Britain to help Japan develop engine for F-X fighter

Posted on July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 by alert5

Asahi reports that Japan has decided that it will develop the engine for the F-X fighter with help from Britain.

Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense

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$2 billion EMD contract for LRSO awarded to Raytheon

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 by alert5

The Long Range Stand Off Weapon (LRSO), a new air-launched cruise missile to replace the AGM-86, has entered the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase with the award of $2 billion to Raytheon Missiles and Defense.

Airman 1st Class Eric G. Jarman, a crew chief assigned to the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, taxis a B-52H Stratofortress, Aug. 12, 2020, at Minot Air Force Base, ND. The purpose of the five to ten year comprehensive test is to demonstrate the capability of the B-52H aircraft to provide the required voltage levels for the mission configuration at the AGM-86B-to-W80 interface. The test data will be analyzed to compare against previous data in order to monitor changes in the baseline, thus indicating a design issue created by aging, aircraft modification, or a combination thereof. The required sample size for this test will meet a historical Sandia National Laboratories requirement of two B-52 aircrafts.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jesse Jenny)

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U.S. Army deploys PAC-3 battery from Okinawa to Amami for the first time

Posted on July 3, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Army has deployed a PAC-3 air defense missile battery from Okinawa to Amami for the first time as part of Orient Shield 21-2.

Photo: U.S. Army
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