The first of the five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30s ordered by Indonesia arrived in the country on 6 March. (Indonesian Ministry of Defense)
A Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft ordered by Indonesia has arrived in the country and has been handed over to the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara:TNI-AU) for operations.
The aircraft arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, East Jakarta, on 6 March. Its handover to the TNI-AU was conducted on 8 March, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
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US President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request would continue developing the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. (US Navy)
US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve a fiscal year (FY) 2024 government budget request that includes USD842 billion for the US Department of Defense (DoD), up 3.2% or USD26 billion from the FY 2023 enacted level and nearly USD100 billion above the FY 2022 actual level, the Biden administration announced on 9 March 2023.
The 341st Missile Security Operations Squadron carry out security drills at a launch facility, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. (US Air Force)
The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted US information technology company Persistent Systems to provide mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) capability to the service’s security forces, tasked with protecting major intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fields and installations in the continental United States (CONUS).
Officials from Air Force Global Strike Command inked a USD75.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the US Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, was designed to be capable of winning a potential conflict with China. The new class of nuclear-powered ships will replace the aging US aircraft carriers one by one, eventually taking the place of the Nimitz-class ships.
The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group embarked on its maiden deployment this past October, sailing across the Atlantic and successfully operating with numerous US allies and partners.
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A large Russian missile barrage on Ukraine Thursday included the biggest single-day volley of 9-S-7760 Kinzhal (Kh-47) hypersonic quasi-air-launched ballistic missiles, according to Ukrainian officials.
Of the 81 missiles fired into Ukraine by Russian forces, six were Kh-47s, the Ukrainian Air Force says. At least 11 people were killed and more than 20 injured during the overnight attacks, according to CNN, citing preliminary information from regional authorities.
“There was no case of allocation of this number of” Kh-47s before, Col.
Ukrainian forces have captured Russian tanks and repurposed them for defensive reasons from the beginning of the war, or at least since the Russians suffered disastrous defeats in the weeks after the invasion and were forced to evacuate from their positions in Donbas and elsewhere in Ukraine.
Video showing Ukrainian farmers dragging Russian tanks from the battlefield and delivering them to Ukrainian forces for repair or reuse has gone popular online.
Now, more than a year after the start of the war, the Ukrainian armed forces continue to use captured Russian tanks.
AFP Host L Todd Wood speaks with LTC Darin Gaub (USA, Ret) speaks about his efforts to ‘Defend the Guard’ and www.restore-liberty.org.
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As casualties mount, a victory in Bakhmut may cost more to Russia’s military than it will be worth.
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CNN reported that Australia could buy at least four US Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines as part of the landmark AUKUS pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
Submarine delivery could be delayed for quite some time. According to the article, the AUKUS alliance (Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) would benefit from the early declaration.
Reuters was the first to report on the planned acquisition of US Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines, stating that at least five will be purchased.
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Exactly two decades ago, Kim “KC” Campbell, now a newly minted author, was a fledgling U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog attack jet pilot, deployed to a base in Kuwait, and counting down the hours until the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom — the U.S.-led invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. The fighting that followed was ferocious, including for KC, who would end up being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism after successfully recovering her battle-damaged jet after an intense close air support mission.