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USNI Newsby Ben Werner / 35min   //  keep unread  //  hide Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) embark the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). Navy photo The Navy is asking for a modest increase in force size for Fiscal Year 2021 while the Marine Corps is asking for a small reduction, according to the DepartmentContinue reading “Navy Wants Small Bump in End Strength; Marines Shrink Slightly”

World Defence Newsby Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 14h   //  keep unread  //  hide The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has started working on the development of the Pranash, a 200-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile that would be armed with conventional warheads. Read full news at this link… Prahaar fills the short-range tactical battlefield role (Picture source: Indian MoD) ReadContinue reading “Indian DRDO developing Pranash, a new 200-km strike range ballistic missile”

laststandonzombieisland 11h   //  keep unread  //  hide The AVG Flying Tigers Association posted the terrible news this weekend: “Frank Losonsky, the last living AVG Flying Tiger, headed West today, on 6 February 2020. RIP Frank, a Crew Chief of the 3rd Squadron “Hell’s Angels” was 99 and would have celebrated his 100th birthday this coming October. Frank had an early celebrationContinue reading “Farewell, to those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines”

Air Force News at DefenceTalk.comby Agence France-Presse / 10h   //  keep unread  //  hide Taiwan said it scrambled fighter jets Monday after Chinese military aircraft briefly crossed into its airspace, the first major incursion since the island’s Beijing-wary president was re-elected in January. Taiwan’s defence ministry said Chinese H-6 bomber and accompanying aircraft… [[ This is a content summary only.Continue reading “Chinese military aircraft cross into Taiwan airspace: Taipei”