Air Force to test hypersonic weapon in race to catch up with adversaries Print this article
China and Russia already wield missiles that travel faster than the speed of sound, but the U.S. Air Force announced this month that it will test a hypersonic missile of its own that it hopes to make available to warfighters in the early 2020s.
The 412th Test Wing will conduct a first booster test flight of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon sometime in March, the Air Force announced, flying the weapon on a B-52 bomber over the Point Mugu Sea Range in California. The weapon will separate and test boosters before disintegrating in the atmosphere.
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NORAD readies for Arctic air defense exercises
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NORAD will next week conduct its Amalgam Dart drill over Canada, though it has not been announced whether the command s CF-18 and F-15 aircraft pictured during the exercise last year will participate. Photo courtesy of NORAD
March 17 (UPI) Amalgam Dart, an Arctic air defense exercise, begins over Canada next week, the North American Aerospace Defense Command announced on Wednesday.
The regular exercise, involving U.S. and Canadian forces, will be conducted from March 20-26, and offers a peacetime-to-wartime simulation intended to exercise aerospace warning and control capabilities, a statement by the Royal Canadian Air Force said.
Serco to provide support services at RCAF 5 Wing Goose Bay base 17 March 2021 (Last Updated March 17th, 2021 14:44)
Serco has secured a ten-year contract to provide support services at the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 5 Wing Goose Bay base in Central Labrador.
Work under the latest contract will start in September this year. Credit: Serco.
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Serco has secured a ten-year contract to provide support services at the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 5 Wing Goose Bay base in Central Labrador.
The estimated ceiling value of the contract is $557m (C$694m).
Serco noted that annual revenues in the opening years are expected to be between $27.7m-$41.6m, similar to the value seen in recent years on an existing agreement.
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