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Jun- 2021 -

10 June

An F-16 fighter jet from the US on the tarmac at Iraq's Balad air base

Five Rockets Target Iraq Base Housing US Contractors: Security Source

Five rockets Wednesday evening targeted Iraq's Balad airbase, with two of the projectiles falling near an area used by US contractors without causing casualties.

7 June

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

Nuclear Weapons Spending Swelled $1.4 BN Amid Pandemic: Report

Nuclear-armed countries last year increased spending on atomic weapon arsenals by 1.4 billion dollars, campaigners said Monday.

May- 2021 -

20 May

Asia Pacific

Taiwan air force F-16 fighter jet during Exercise Han Kuang in 2013

Inder Singh Bisht

Taiwan Deploys 42 Upgraded F-16s at Southwestern Airbase

The first tranche of 42 upgraded F-16 multirole fighter aircraft of the Republic of China Air Force has entered service.

19 May

Air

Marianne Besas

US Air Force Opens New F-16 Production Line Amid Increased Demand

The US Air Force has struck up a partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation to collaborate on a new production line for the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter.

19 May

Americas

Tong Ong

Billion-Dollar US Missile Defense Satellite Successfully Launched

After being postponed, the Atlas V rocket carrying a satellite that will provide missile warning and defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence to the US Space Force was successfully launched.

17 May

Americas

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with NASA's Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover rolls from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Tong Ong

Billion-Dollar US Military Satellite to Launch Today

A billion-dollar US missile defense satellite, located inside the nose cone on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, it is set to launch on Monday afternoon.

13 May

Commentary

William J. Murphy

Lockheed Takeover Plan Jeopardizes US Ability to Counter Evolving Missile Threats

The US government should prohibit Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne in the already highly-concentrated missile defense, propulsion, and hypersonic development market.

12 May

DOD Contracts