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Exercise Pitch Black 2020 cancelled

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by alert5

The Australian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that exercise Pitch Black 2020 has been canceled to “ensure compliance with COVID-19-related Government restrictions.”

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Morocco arming its F-16s with AGM-84L

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alert5

Morocco has been cleared to buy 10 AGM-84L anti-ship missiles in a Foreign Military Sale package worth $62 million.

200213-N-VH871-1013 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Feb. 13, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Kiyomi Bell, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jermaine Snowden, right, proload a CATM-84D Harpoon in preparation for upcoming Conventional Weapons Technical Proficiency Inspection.VP-46 has recently returned from deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operations and is making preparations to transition from the P-3C platform to the P-8A Poseidon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin Ingram/Released)

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Maiden flight of F-15QA

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alert5

VC-25A #29000 now equipped with ADS-B and IFF Mode 5

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by alert5

The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 system has been installed on VC-25A #29000.

171st ARW, Master Sgt. Stacey Barkey / Public domain
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India getting MK 54 torpedoes and Harpoons for its P-8I fleet

Posted on April 15, 2020April 14, 2020 by alert5

The Indian Navy has been cleared to buy 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles and 16 MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight Torpedoes.

By Clemens Vasters [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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