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StormBreaker SDB II Achieves 100% Success Rate During F-35C Testing

The network-enabled StormBreaker smart weapon was part of 28 test missions in 2023, of which 14 with the F-35Cs, and the remaining ones with F-35B, F/A-18E/F and F-15E. Raytheon conducted…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 27, 2024
Japan Type-12
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Japan Unveils Its Upgraded Type-12 Surface-to-Ship Missile

Deployment of the upgraded Type-12 SSM will fundamentally reinforce Japan’s stand-off defense ability to respond to attacks from outside the threat zone. Japan unveiled the photo of the prototype of…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 27, 2024
Slovak F-16
Military Aviation

Slovak Air Force Receives First Two F-16 Block 70 Jets

The first two Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 jets, initially stationed at Morris Air National Guard Base, Tucson, to support pilot training, have now been transferred to Slovakia. The arrival…

Elia Silvestris Elia Silvestris
July 26, 2024
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Greece Signs Deal To Buy 20 F-35 Fighter Jets

Greece formally accepted an offer for 20 F-35A Lightning II jets with an option for an additional 20 aircraft. On July 25, 2024, the Greek government formalized its decision to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 26, 2024
U.S. Army Hypersonic
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US Army’s Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Battery Debuts In Resolute Hunter Exercise

The service successfully employed its Multi-Domain Task Force force package for over 72 hours, showcasing the LRHW’s ‘digital kill chain’. The US Army revealed last week that the 1st MDTF…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 26, 2024
Italian F-35 orders
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Italian Air Force Eyes F-35 Fleet Expansion

The Italian Air Force has emphasized since last year that it requires more F-35A and F-35B jets. Public data indicates that it may eventually acquire 20 additional Lightning II aircraft.…

Elia Silvestris Elia Silvestris
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 26, 2024
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