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MQ-9 cleared to carry 8 Hellfire missiles

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 by alert5

A new software upgrade for the MQ-9 will now allow the unmanned air vehicle to carry up to eight AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens

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Japan to arm F-15J with 900km range missile

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 by alert5

One of the items that was revealed in Japan’s defense budget for fiscal year 2021 is for the spending of $201 million to upgrade the F-15J so that it can carry a missile with a range of more than 900km.

Graphic: Boeing
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Taiwan’s Teng Yun 2.0 has flown

Posted on October 2, 2020 by alert5

Japan’s MoD seeks funding for JNAAM

Posted on October 2, 2020October 1, 2020 by alert5

Janes reports that Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has seek funding for the development of Joint New Air-to-Air Missile (JNAAM).

Graphic: Japan MoD
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U.S. clears potential FMS of F-35A, F/A-18E/F, and PAC-3 to Switzerland

Posted on October 1, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. government has cleared the potential Foreign Military Sale of 3 arms packages to Switzerland.

Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs a high-speed pass in an F-35A Lightning II during the Arctic Lightning Airshow July 13, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The aerial demonstration consists of 16 maneuvers that fully showcase the capabilities of the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

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