U.S. Navy carried out second live-firing of AGM-88G AARGM-ER
The U.S. Navy fired the AGM-88G AARGM-ER at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of southern California for the second time on January 21.
USA News
Weapon / Missile
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Upgrade for Saudi’s THAADs
USA approved an FMS to Saudi Arabia of Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT).
Air
The F-35C’s Landing Accident Video Leaked
The U.S. Navy’s F-35C landing accident video leaked. The video shows the F-35C suffering a ramp strike before getting into flames and skidding off the deck.
Regional / Strategy
North Korean Missile Tests Force ROK and Japan to get Closer
North Korea’s military tests force two rival countries, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, to get closer.
Air
Bilateral Relations
US Donates two UH-60M Black Hawk to Croatia
The U.S. delivered two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters at Zagreb Airport to Croatia, engaged in a mini arms race with neighbouring Russian ally Serbia.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II Fired an AIM-120D
The F-15EX Eagle II, the USAF's newest fighter, successfully fired an AIM-120D missile during its maiden live fire exercise over the Gulf of Mexico.
Bilateral Relations
The US Sends Fighters to Defend UAE Amid Houthi Attacks
The US has announced the deployment of fighter planes to the UAE in response to missile assaults conducted by Yemen’s Houthi movement against the Gulf state.
Homeland Security
U.S. Deployed its ‘nuke sniffer’ aircraft in the U.K.
US Air Force deployed a WC-135W “Constant Phoenix”, a nuclear sniffer, to RAF Mildenhall Air Base in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2021.
Bilateral Relations
Biden Names Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally
President Biden assured Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, that he would soon designate Qatar as a significant non-NATO ally.
Regional / Strategy
Does the U.S. Have Eyes on the Black Sea?
Pentagon supported Stars and Stripes publication, which investigates the effects of the Ukrainian war on the U.S. Navy and NATO'!s presence in the Black Sea
Bilateral Relations
US Denies $130M in Military aid to Egypt
The US State Department will withhold Egypt $130 million in military aid due to the country's record on human rights abuses.
Air
Landing Video of Misshaped F-35 Leaked
US Navy's F-35C fell into the sea. The wreckage of the plane drifting in the waters of the South China Sea was leaked two days after the accident.
Air
Boeing’s KC-46A Won’t Be Fixed Before 2026, GAO Says
According to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) new report, the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46 Pegasus tanker’s flaws won’t be fixed before 2026.
Air
F-35s Get a Flawed $14 Billion Software Upgrade
Bloomberg reports that a new evaluation by the military's testing division states that a $14 billion Pentagon software upgrade for F-35 warplanes.
