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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.

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VMFA-314 is fully operational with the F-35C

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps has declared that VMFA-314 has achieved full operational capability (FOC) on the F-35C.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a new expeditionary landing demonstration with M-31 arresting gear Interim Flight Clearance (IFC), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 3rd, 2020. This new capability allows the F-35C Lightning II to land on smaller runways anywhere in the world and ensures extended flexibility in combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cervantes, Leilani)

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JASDF and PAF to hold first joint training exercise

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by alert5

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will conduct a Bilateral Training on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) from Jul. 5, Japan’s embassy in Philippines has announced.

Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Korean Air getting four more Falcon 2000S jets for conversion into Baekdu ISR aircraft

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by alert5

Korean Air says it has signed an agreement with Dassault for four Falcon 2000S business jets that will be converted into the Baekdu intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force.

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