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South Korea to develop indigenous attack helicopter for RoKMC 27 April 2021 by Gabriel Dominguez & Dae Young Kim South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 26 April that the country is planning to develop an indigenous attack helicopter to meet a Republic of Korea Marine Corps (RoKMC) requirement for 20–24 such rotorcraft. The country’s Defense Project Promotion Committee decided that the development and acquisition project, which has been provisionally ...

On July 12, 2018, the USS Racine met her grisly fate. The 522-foot long tank landing ship was struck by four different types of guided missiles, one of which triggered a massive explosion that sent shards of debris spraying across the sea and ripped open part of her hull, exposing the inner decks. Finally, a Mark 48 torpedo struck the forty-six-year-old vessel beneath the waterline and nearly snapped off her bow. An hour later, the five-thousand-ton ship sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean...

(This article first appeared in 2018.) On July 12, 2018, the USS Racine met her grisly fate. The 522-foot long tank landing ship was struck by four different types of guided missiles, one of which triggered a massive explosion that sent shards of debris spraying across the sea and ripped open part of her hull, exposing the inner decks. Finally, a Mark 48 torpedo struck the forty-six-year-old vessel beneath the waterline and nearly snapped off her bow. An hour later, the five-thousand-ton ship ...

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 37 Primary tabs 5th April 2021 How well do you know your military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills on our quiz below... Question 1 of 10 Lockheed Martin F-16B Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin F-16V Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin F-16BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon Question 8 of 10 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) CH-4B Rainbow Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) GJ-2/WD-2 Wing Loong II...

March 17, 2021 US aerospace giant Northrop Grumman is pitching its Sky Viper chain gun for the US Army’s next-generation scout helicopter. The latest weapon is a mini-version of the automatic cannon mounted on the Boeing Apache helicopter, which the US has sold to India. Last week, the Virginia-headquartered Northrop Grumman announced that it would build a prototype of its Sky Viper, a 20mm chain gun, for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). The Army is currently eval...

South Korea plans to procure up to 36 additional attack helicopters to further boost the capabilities of the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA), defence officials told on 3 March. Janes Two RoKA AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. learned on 3 Marc...

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 32 Primary tabs 1st March 2021 Question 1 of 10 McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B+ Matador II British Aerospace (BAe) Sea Harrier FA2 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Question 2 of 10 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian Boeing F-15C Eagle Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC)/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) JF-17 Thunder Question 8 of 10 Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Question 9 of 10 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II ...

Will They or Wont They? US Leaves Issue of Sanctions on India Under CAATSA Open-Ended Oblique references to CAATSA by senior US officials have surfaced periodically, in what many military planners in Delhi claim qualifies as a tactical ploy by Washington to nudge Delhi into buying its materiel. US Air Force F-15 fighter jets fly in formation during a flyover above Hudson River and New York Harbor, U.S. July 4, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar/File Photo Security12/Feb/2021 Chandigarh: The US, it...

Australia selects Boeing Apache as next armed reconnaissance helicopter The Boeing-made AH-64E Apache Guardian fires a missile. (South Korean Army) MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia has selected Boeing’s AH-64E Apache Guardian as it’s next armed reconnaissance helicopter, replacing its Airbus Helicopters Tiger fleet under the Land 4503 program estimated to be worth AU$4-5 billion (U.S. $3–3.8 billion). The selection of the Apache follows the release of a request for information in July...

Australian Army to Get American Apache Choppers The Australian army will replace its troubled Tiger helicopter fleet with the more reliable American-made Boeing Apache Guardian helicopters after a report revealed that design flaws and reliability issues plagued the Airbus-made Tigers. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said on Jan. 15 that the AH-64 Apache helicopters would strengthen Australia’s armed reconnaissance force and allow Australia to shape its strategic environment better and deter ...