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Kongsberg says Japan has signed follow-on contract for JSM

Posted on November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 by alert5

Kongsberg announced on Nov. 12 that a follow-on contract to supply the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) to Japan has been signed.

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Republic of China Marine Corps FIM-92 live-firing exercise

Posted on November 12, 2019 by alert5

Pioneer in technological training squadron

Posted on November 12, 2019 by alert5

Nanning Air Base, Suixi, China. 6th Air Brigade’s Su-35S.

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Exercise Blue Flag

Posted on November 12, 2019 by alert5

An Israeli F-35I Adir, takes off to participate in a training exercise during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 5, 2019. The U.S. and Israel maintain a close bilateral relationship, and exercises like Blue Flag help to strengthen that further. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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Japan plans to use AI to process data gathered by maritime patrol aircraft

Posted on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 by alert5

The Nikkei reports that Japan has embarked on a program to process data collected by its maritime patrol aircraft using artificial intelligence (AI) in order to cut down the workload of the crews.

By Aleem Yousaf (Kawasaki P-1, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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