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24 May

China Puts Upgraded HQ-9 Missile System to ‘Extreme Test’

The Chinese air force has put an upgraded version of its HQ-9 air-defense missile systems to an extreme test in unfamiliar terrain, according to Chinese state media.

21 May

Tong Ong

Russia to Supply S-400 SAM Systems to India in Q4: Source

Russia will begin supplying India with S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in the fourth quarter of this year, according to Russian news agency Interfax.

21 May

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF: F-22 to Be Phased-Out Within Next Decade

US Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. revealed that the F-22 fighter is not part of the service’s long-term plan.

20 May

Tong Ong

Hungary to Equip 209 Lynx Infantry Vehicles with StrikeShield APS

Hungary is equipping 209 of its new Lynx infantry fighting vehicles with the StrikeShield hard-kill active protection system.

20 May

Taiwan air force F-16 fighter jet during Exercise Han Kuang in 2013

Inder Singh Bisht

Taiwan Deploys 42 Upgraded F-16s at Southwestern Airbase

The first tranche of 42 upgraded F-16 multirole fighter aircraft of the Republic of China Air Force has entered service.

19 May

Marianne Besas

US Air Force Opens New F-16 Production Line Amid Increased Demand

The US Air Force has struck up a partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation to collaborate on a new production line for the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter.

19 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Producing Drone-Launching Attack Helicopter

A Russian attack helicopter under production, the Mi-28NM, will have a drone-launching facility.

19 May

An F-15E Strike Eagle is loaded with five JASSMs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 11, 2021 as part of Project Strike Rodeo. Led by the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Project Strike Rodeo is a munitions proof-of-concept that lays the foundation for follow-on flight testing that would more than double the F-15E’s current JASSM-carrying capacity.

Inder Singh Bisht

F-15E Successfully Test-Loads Double Its JASSM Missile Capacity

The US Air Force's F-15E fighter was recently test-loaded with five air-to-surface missiles, more than double the aircraft’s stated carrying capacity.

19 May

Tong Ong

Billion-Dollar US Missile Defense Satellite Successfully Launched

After being postponed, the Atlas V rocket carrying a satellite that will provide missile warning and defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence to the US Space Force was successfully launched.

18 May