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Three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron supported a test as part of the QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration on Aug. 26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

Air Force tests new anti-ship tactics and munitions

The Pacific theater of operations has the Air Force developing new anti-ship munitions and tactics.

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View attachment 640706Three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron supported a test as part of the QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration on Aug. 26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

Air Force tests new anti-ship tactics and munitions

The Pacific theater of operations has the Air Force developing new anti-ship munitions and tactics.

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With optional fuel leak?

 

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No, that's extra.

 

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AFT: Steep Ascent U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and Chilean army soldiers cross-country ski during cold-weather training at the Chilean Army Mountain School in Portillo, Chile, Aug. 27. (Pfc. Joshua Taeckens/Army)

 

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Loading up for a wider war in Myanmar - Asia Times

The rains that begin in May and end in October mark a year in and year out respite in the various brush wars that have flared for decades in Myanmar’s

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The hell of HELIOS: Remaking naval warfare - Asia Times

They say, it could change naval warfare. We all know what the bigs guns, of the USS Missouri could do. Sittting offshore of Vietnam, This Iowa-class

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F-35A jets gather at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for an exercise meant to test deployment capabilities. (R. Nial Bradshaw/U.S. Air Force)

 

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AFT: Hawaiian Stallion A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 hoists a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 2. (Sgt. Branden J. Bourque/Marine Corps)

 

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A fighter bomber attached to a naval aviation brigade under the PLA Northern Theater Command receives power-on inspections in its hangar after completing a recent round-the-clock flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yu Zhengqing and Zhang Qiang

PLA on alert amid US' provocative destroyer, carrier activities in South China Sea - Global Times

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Pint-sized punisher: SOCOM wants tiny cruise missiles - Asia Times

SOCOM wants to have its cake and eat it too. A missile that’s small, yet still has long-range. And, it has to pack a punch. And be filled with

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How many F-35s does the Air Force need?

A new tactical aircraft study underway could make certain what has until now been a suspicion: The U.S. Air Force is unlikely to purchase all of the 1,763 F-35A jets in its program of record.

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AFT: Night Flight An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2 lands on the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 26. (MC3 Jeff D. Kempton)

 

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Japan to stage largest Ground Self-Defense Force military drills in 28 years | Taiwan News | 2021-09-10 17:37:00

Aim is to strengthen defense capabilities, counter China’s ever more frequent and aggressive actions | 2021-09-10 17:37:00

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