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• France and Italy order upgraded SAMP/T air-defense systems

  Defense News - 17:01 Sep 18, 2024
  

  The next-generation upgrade gives the French-Italian system an intercept range of more than 150 kilometers, or 93 miles.

• Marines reopen second WWII-era airfield to prep for future combat

  Defense News - 14:25 Sep 18, 2024
  

  The opening of the North Carolina airfield follows the service’s June recertification of an airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu.

• US special ops cuts armed overwatch buy, still needs to justify need

  Defense News - 12:00 Sep 18, 2024
  

  U.S. Special Operations Command cut down its desired purchase of the Sky Warden, but officials still need to justify the need, says a government watchdog.

• Estonia seeks battlefield decoys to sponge up Russian missiles

  Defense News - 11:24 Sep 18, 2024
  

  Mock-up equipment of high-tech military systems has been spotted on the battlefields of Ukraine, meant to confuse Russian invaders.

  Tags: Russian

• Airborne assault comes to Super Garuda Shield exercise in Indonesia

  Defense News - 00:02 Sep 18, 2024
  

  Super Garuda Shield in Indonesia expands with new participants and demonstrates new joint, combined operational capabilities.

  Tags: Super Garuda Shield Indonesia

• Talk of US Iraq withdrawal is disconnected from ISIS threat

  Defense News - 23:00 Sep 17, 2024
  

  Details of a future U.S. military posture in Iraq remain murky, but consequences of a premature withdrawal are clear, the author of this op-ed argues.

  Tags: Iraq

• Air Force meets recruitment goals, eyes 20% increase in 2025

  Defense News - 20:20 Sep 17, 2024
  

  The Air Force plans to add about 377 more recruiters to help it meet next year's ambitious goal.

• Norway’s Kongsberg to open new Virginia missile production plant

  Defense News - 20:06 Sep 17, 2024
  

  Amid global demand, Kongsberg will build a new facility to produce Naval Strike Missiles and Joint Strike Missiles in Virginia.

  Tags: Kongsberg Virginia

• New Navy contracts boost battle command, electronic warfare potential

  Defense News - 19:48 Sep 17, 2024
  

  The new contracts will advance or replace existing systems on Navy aircraft.

• Domain awareness, counterspace systems top Space Force budget needs

  Defense News - 18:01 Sep 17, 2024
  

  Awareness of the space domain and the means to protect and fight against threats are top needs for service, according to the chief of space operations.

• Italy to buy 25 extra F-35 fighter jets under new budget

  Defense News - 17:55 Sep 17, 2024
  

  Rome will also invest half a billion euros in 2024 on development of the Global Combat Air Programme sixth-generation fighter.

• Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon, injuring thousands

  Defense News - 16:35 Sep 17, 2024
  

  A Hezbollah official said the new brand of handheld pagers used by the group first heated up, then exploded, killing at least two of its members.

  Tags: Hezbollah

• Emphasis on electronic warfare a must, Air Force secretary says

  Defense News - 15:09 Sep 17, 2024
  

  “My own experience suggests that this is a historically neglected area that can have an oversized impact."

• Austria flaunts air power, considers purchasing new trainer jets

  Defense News - 14:00 Sep 17, 2024
  

  The country's recent Zeltweg air show has brought an impending decision back into focus.

• France plans low-orbit demonstrator that can target other satellites

  Defense News - 13:01 Sep 17, 2024
  

  The nanosatellite won’t be weaponized, though it may include a “dazzling” capacity, according to the general in charge.

• How US Air Force special ops is allowing airmen the ‘freedom to fail’

  Defense News - 13:00 Sep 17, 2024
  

  The Air Force is changing up how it evaluates special operations.

• New missile allows Marine pilots to strike far, avoid air defenses

  Defense News - 12:00 Sep 17, 2024
  

  Marine fighter pilots now have a missile that can strike targets up to 230 miles away, keeping aviators out of the range of many air defense systems.

  Tags: Marine

• India orders hundreds of new engines for Su-30MKI fighters

  Defense News - 10:03 Sep 17, 2024
  

  The contract, worth more than 260 billion rupees or US$3.1 billion, will see the first engine handed over to the Indian Air Force after a year.

• AC-130J lands at Kirtland as US Air Force streamlines gunship training

  Defense News - 23:00 Sep 16, 2024
  

  Consolidating AC-130J Ghostrider training into one location will reduce gunship training by 30 days, the U.S. Air Force said.

  Tags: Air Force

• Pentagon to oversee $3 billion effort to strengthen microchip supply

  Defense News - 20:34 Sep 16, 2024
  

  The program aims to create a production capability that specifically addresses military requirements for advanced semiconductors.

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