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L3Harris to supply Viper Shield for international F-16 customers

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to L3Harris Technologies to develop a new advanced electronic warfare system for internation customers of the F-16.

Major Jacob Rohrbach, test pilot with the 40th Flight Test Squadron, flew the first-ever M7 Test mission with two JASSM ER weapons on board an F-16 on July 25, 2018 at Eglin AFB, FL. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Brandi Hansen)

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Two F-5Es crashes in Taiwan

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by alert5

Two F-5Es had a mid-air collision off Taiwan’s Pingtung County at around 15:06 local time today. Both pilots ejected and a search-and-resuce mission is on going to find them.

Video from HTMS Chakri Naruebet as it transits Singapore Strait

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by alert5

Royal Thai Navy aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet transit Singapore Strait on Mar. 21 as the warship heads to the Indian Ocean.

Video: Royal Thai Navy

Babcock, BAE and Thales trying to sell aircraft carrier technology to South Korea

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by alert5

The Telegraph reports that Babcock, BAE and Thales are hoping to sell their aircraft carrier technology to South Korea.

U.S. Navy Photograph by Liz Wolter [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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France, Belgium, Japan and the U.S. participating in GASWEX 21

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by alert5

During the French carrier strike group mission CLEMENCEAU 21, exercise GASWEX (Group Arabian Sea Warfare Exercise) brings together American, Belgian, French and Japanese naval assets, in a combined, multilateral surface, air and sub-surface training. Around french aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle appear the US guided-missile cruiser Port Royal and the US amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the Belgian frigate Leopold the 1st, the Japanese destroyer Ariake, and the French frigate Provence. GASWEX exercise aims is to improve operational effectiveness and enhance interoperability between partners.
Au cours de la mission CLEMENCEAU 21 le groupe aéronaval Task Force 473, qui a organisé l’exercice GASWEX,a rassemblé lors d’un PHOTEX l’ensemble des bâtiments participants : le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle, la frégate multi-missions (FREMM) Provence, le porte-hélicoptères américain USS Makin Island, la frégate américaine USS Port Royal, la frégate belge BNS Léopold 1er et la frégate japonaise JS Ariake. Le vendredi 19 mars 2021, en mer d’Arabie.
Le groupe aéronaval (GAN) multinational constitué autour du porte-avions français Charles de Gaulle forme la Task Force 473, placée sous le commandement du contre-amiral (CA) Marc Aussedat. Baptisée CLEMENCEAU 21, cette mission opérationnelle conduit le GAN en Méditerranée, au nord de l’océan Indien (mer d’Arabie) et dans le Golfe arabo-persique de février à juin 2021.
La mission CLEMENCEAU 21 est composée de plusieurs phases. La deuxième phase initiale en mer Rouge, océan Indien et Golfe arabo-persique permet aux escorteurs français Frégate de défense aérienne (FDA) Chevalier Paul, Frégate multi-missions (FREMM) Provence, Bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement (BCR) Var et allié (frégate belge Léopold 1er) d’assurer la présence française dans des zones stratégiques, de contribuer à l’appréciation autonome de situation et de lutter contre le terrorisme isl

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