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AMRAAM
Weapons

RTX Awarded $1.19B AMRAAM Contract – The Largest AMRAAM Award To-Date

Raytheon Lands $1.19B Contract for AMRAAM Production Lot 38, Expanding Global Reach and Capabilities. Raytheon is making the news these days: after receiving a $1B contract to upgrade the F-22…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 12, 2024
Frecce Tricolori M-346
Italian Air Force

New M-346 Jet For The Frecce Tricolori Display Team Breaks Cover

After more than 40 years, the Frecce Tricolori will replace their aging MB-339s with the M-346 Advanced Jet Trainer, reverting the decision to equip the team with the M-345 High…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 12, 2024
AMRAAM JATM
Weapons

New AIM-120D AMRAAM Variant Will Be ‘Complementary’ to the Secretive AIM-260 JATM – Raytheon Exec

Raytheon’s John Norman told journalists that the AMRAAM’s range is approaching that threshold capability that the Air Force would like to have with JATM when it’s fielded operationally. Raytheon’s under-development…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
September 12, 2024
J-20 WS-15
China

China’s J-20A Prototype Captured in First Clear Image with WS-15 Engine

The J-20 initially flew with the Russian Saturn AL-31 turbofan engine, which was later replaced by the domestically developed WS-10C while waiting for the final WS-15 engine specifically developed for…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
September 11, 2024
Super Hornet four AIM-174s
Military Aviation

VX-9 F/A-18F Spotted With Heavy Air-to-Air Load of AIM-174s and AIM-120s

The U.S. Navy is continuing to test the new AIM-174B missile, derived from the SM-6, aboard the Super Hornet, with a VX-9 jet carrying four AIM-174s, three AIM-120s and two…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
September 11, 2024
Bomber Generation Squadrons
Military Aviation

2nd Bomb Wing Activates New Bomber Generation Squadrons at Barksdale AFB

The 20th and 96th Bomber Generation Squadrons were established to boost operational efficiency and flexibility. On Aug. 22, 2024, the 2nd Bomb Wing established two new Bomber Generation Squadrons (BGSs),…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 10, 2024
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