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Sep- 2024 -13 September
Japan Scrambles Jets as Russian Recon Aircraft Circle Country
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian aircraft flew around the archipelago for the first time in five years, Tokyo said Friday.
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12 September
Norway Buys More TPY-4 Multi-Mission Radars From Lockheed
Norway has placed an order for three additional TPY-4 multi-mission radars from Lockheed Martin.
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12 September
F-16 Next-Gen Electronic Warfare Suite Cleared for Flight Trials
The F-16’s future electronic warfare suite is ready for flight trials after completing ground testing in a US Air Force anechoic chamber.
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12 September
Taiwan Allocates $1.3B to Acquire ‘Viper Shield’ EW System for F-16VS
Taiwan allocates NT$42.8 billion (US$1.33 billion) to procure the "Viper Shield" advanced electronic warfare system from L3Harris.
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12 September
BAE Systems to Support DARPA AI Airborne Combat Program
BAE Systems has secured a $4-million contract to support DARPA’s artificial intelligence development program for autonomous airborne combat.
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12 September
Belgium Lacks Air Defense Weapons, Relies on F-16s: Ex-Military Official
The Belgian Armed Forces does not have enough air defense weapons so it relies heavily on its F-16 fleet for airspace protection, a retired colonel has claimed.
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12 September
NATO Should Down Russian Drones in Baltics: Lithuania
Lithuania said that NATO aircraft based in the Baltic states should shoot down Russian drones that drift into their airspace after a Russian drone crashed in Latvia last week.
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12 September
North Korea Fires Salvo of Short-Range Ballistic Missiles
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into waters east of the Korean peninsula, Seoul's military said.
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12 September
Taiwan Grounds Mirage Fighter Jets After Night Crash
Taiwan's air force said it had grounded its fleet of Mirage 2000 fighters after a jet crashed during a night training flight.
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11 September
USAF Funds Hypersonic Thermal Protection System That Sweats
Canopy Aerospace has clinched a $2.8 million US Air Force funding to develop a more resilient hypersonic thermal protection system based on transpiration-cooling.
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