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China unveils another stealthy UCAV

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by alert5

China’s 中天飞龙(西安)智能科技有限公司 announced this morning that its 飞龙-2 (Flying Dragon -2) stealth unmanned combat air vehicle prototype has rolled off the production line.

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A400M helicopter refuelling certification campaign

Posted on April 20, 2021 by alert5

INAS 323, with ALH Mk 3 helicopters, commissioned into service

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by alert5

The Indian Navy has commissioned INAS 323 into service at INS Hansa on Apr. 19.

Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense

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Watch Barak ER intercepting ballistic missile target

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Taiwan seeking to buy JASSM

Posted on April 20, 2021 by alert5

A Taiwanese defense official revealed in the Legislative Yuan that the island is seeking to buy the AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile).

U.S. Air Force Major Jacob Rohrbach, a pilot assigned to the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, releases the first Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, from an F-16 over the Gulf of Mexico on September 19th, 2018. The test gathered data on safe separation and software integration of the JASSM-ER, and demonstrated the Eglin test range’s ability to monitor and control test items in flight over the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo by Master Sgt. Michael Jackson

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