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Sunday, September 10, 2023
Atlas V rocket launches 'Silent Barker' spysat for the US Space Force and the DOD National Reconnaissance Office
Silentbarker/NROL-107 is a joint mission of the US Space Force and the DOD National Reconnaissance Office.According to the United Launch Alliance,a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin,it will serve the needs of the DOD and the Intelligence Community by:providing the capability to search,detect and track objects from a space-based sensor for timely custody and event detection.Silentbarker/NROL-107 will strengthen the NRO's ability to provide a wide range of timely intelligence information to national decision makers,warfighters and intelligence analysts to protect the nation's vital interests and support humanitarian efforts worldwide.*The mission was launched from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,Florida.*
Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Friday, September 8, 2023
LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM Test Site Located at Vandenberg
An ICBM test was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base,California at 1:26 am PDT on 6 September 2023,verifying the lethality and credibility of US nuclear forces.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Northrop Grumman Conducts EGI-M Flight Test - Avionics International
Northrop Grumman Conducts EGI-M Flight Test - Avionics International: Northrop Grumman recently conducted a successful flight test of EGI-M, its advanced airborne navigation solution.
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
Monday, September 4, 2023
Pacific Perspective:Super Garuda Shield 2023
Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023 began on 31 August and runs till 13 September 2023.Nations fully participating include:Australia,France,Indonesia,Japan,Singapore,the UK and the US.Observers from several other countries will also be present for the drills:Bruneij,Brazil,Canada,Germany,India,Malaysia,the Netherlands,New Zealand,Papua New Guinea,Republic of Korea and Timor Leste.The exercise is focused on obtaining a stable,secure and more peaceful,free and open Indo-Pacific,said General Charles Flynn,commanding general,U.S. Army Pacific.About 2100 US and 1900 Indonesian TNI service members,out of a total of 5,000 international troops, across multiple service branches will enhance interoperability through training and cultural exchanges,U.S. Embassy Jakarta said in a news release.*
The drills,through professional training and combat exercises,will take place in Surabaya and Banyuwortigi,East Java,Indonesia,strengthening the US-Indonesia defence partnership through cooperative learning and enhanced trust.The training involves expert academic exchanges and professional development workshops;a Command and Control simulation;an amphibious drill;airborne operations practise;an airfield seizure exercise;and a combined joint field training culminating in a live-fire event.*
Furthermore,a command post drill will focus on mission planning staff in a combined military setting.Field training will feature battalion strength elements from each nation,exercising warfighting skills to enhance interoperability and combat operational capacity.*
Said Royal New Zealand Army Colonel Paul Heyward,deputy commander of U.S. 25th Infantry Division,which is providing most of the US Soldiers:This year we are seeing significant expansion,not only across participating nations,but in the depth and complexity of the training we are conducting across Indonesia,the Stars and Stripes newspaper reported.*
Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division will also participate.The USS Green Bay (LPD 20),a San Antonio-class amphibious dock out of Naval Base Sasebo,Japan will augment the Forces.Designed to transport elements of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU),it is armed with 2x30 mm Bushmaster cannon and 2 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers,as well as 10 .50 caliber machine guns both fore and aft.The Green Bay carries aircraft such as the MV-22B Osprey tilt rotor aircraft;CH53E Super Stallion helicopter;MV-22B Osprey tilt rotor aircraft;CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters;and AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom attack helicopters.The Green Bay also carries Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) or Landing Craft Utility (LCU) and Amphibious Assault Vehicles.
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Friday, September 1, 2023
💥IMÁGENES BOMBA Princesa Leonor con uniforme militar en Academia militar...Some more photos along with some we've seen before
She has good reason to be serious,being next in line to the throne,destined to be the future Queen of Spain.She is comparable to Queen Elizabeth II in her stature and is following her father's example of military training.
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