Japan’s plans to have a fleet of 20 F-15JSI fighter jets capable of firing cruise missiles to defend the Nansei island…
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Phase I successfully accomplished five high-altitude airdrops from an MC-130J and a C-17 earlier this year using simulated weapons. The US…
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JASSM-ER has more than two-and-a-half times the range of JASSM for greater standoff distance The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has placed…
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Work on JASSM-XR will be performed in Orlando, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2023 The Pentagon…
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Military AviationWeapons
B-1B strategic bomber successfully test-fired pair of LRASM anti-ship standoff missiles
by Dario LeoneEach LRASM navigated through all planned waypoints, transitioned to mid-course guidance and flew toward the moving maritime target using inputs from…
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F/A-18 Super Hornet to conduct first LRASM live firing test this year
by Dario LeoneInstead the B-1B will carry two more testing of the LRASM before the weapon is operational on the bomber The first…
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Military Aviation
JAPAN TO REPLACE SOME OF ITS AGING F-15Js WITH F-35B STOVL STEALTH FIGHTERS
by Dario LeoneF-35B STOVL stealth fighters are to be operational by fiscal 2026 with delivery starting from 2024 Yomiuri Shimbun is reporting that Japan…
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The F-15E is the first Universal Armament Interface (UAI)-compliant platform to field JASSM-ER The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile–Extended Range (JASSM-ER) is…
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Military Aviation
JAPAN COULD BUY EA-18G GROWLER ELECTRONIC-WARFARE AIRCRAFT TO BOOST ITS ANTI-ACCESS/AREA DENIAL STRATEGY
by Dario LeoneJapan’s Defense Ministry plans to officially put in a request to buy these specialized aircraft in the Mid-Term Defense Program at…
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CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO OF A B-1B LANCER PERFORMING FIRST EVER LOW-ALTITUDE TERRAIN FOLLOWING FOR THE TYPE
by Dario LeoneExactly thirty years later on Dec. 12, 2017 a B-1B crew successfully fired two production-configuration LRASMs simultaneously during a test at…
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