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US Army retires final Kiowa Warrior (Jane's)

The Calculated Logic Behind North Korea’s Missile Tests (The Diplomat)

Safety Experts: Some F-35 Ejections Pose ‘Serious’ Death Risk (Roll Call)

After Deadly Collisions Navy will Broadcast Warship Locations in High Traffic Areas (USNI News)

Angola receives first Su-30K fighters (Jane's)

UK outlines IOC target for F-35s (Flight Global)

Watch This Russian KA-52 Attack Chopper Accidentally Fire Rockets at Exercise Observers (War Zone)

Expensive is sending front line aircraft to the theater, maintaining and operating them there, sending them on valuable sorties, occasionally losing them, and then missing the target because you brought dumb munitions. They have done this repeatedly, including recently from the Admiral Essen and from Kilo class submarines. This is using Syria as a laboratory to test new capabilities. The Russian Su-30 in the DB already has both the Kh-31 and Kh-59 missiles, as well as a host of other PGMs, in its arsenal. What version of the DB are you using?

Economic Sanctions and the Nuclear Issue: Lessons From North Korean Trade (38 North)

US considers non-combat-rated subset of F-35 fleet (Flight Global)

Pilot Breathing Issues Prompt Changes To F-35 Mask, Vest (Aviation Week)

How North Korea evades UN sanctions (South China Morning Post)

Here's The Definitive Account Of The Syrian Su-22 Shoot Down From The Pilots Themselves (The War Zone) Sounds like a missile failure rather than effective countermeasures.

The Vietnam War (PBS) If you enjoyed Ken Burns' documentary on the American Civil War, you will probably like this one. Started last night.

Thanks. This entry doesn't have the date of entering of service, so it hasn't been overhauled yet. Good time to do it.

Qatar to buy Eurofighter Typhoons (Jane's)

Possibly, yes. It certainly makes Aegis/SM-3 intercept much less likely. Notice as well that the recent IRBM test flights have been put on trajectories that take them over the least Japanese soil or populated areas, and avoid looking like they might threaten Kadena or Guam. If it looked like the missile (or a part of it) was going to come down in a populated area, absolutely I think they would attempt an intercept. Even if success was unlikely.

Relatively few Russian PGMs have been incorporated into the inventories of the Russian air force, or qualified amongst its front line aircraft. Witness the MiG-29SMT just deployed to Syria but still carrying free-fall iron bombs. In this case, the "problem" is often reality.

If the Aegis ship was in the right place during the ascent or terminal phase. But not during apogee.

Much too high of an altitude for THAAD.

Not even an option.

North Korea Overflies Japan With Another Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile: Early Analysis (The Diplomat)

US military assesses North Korea tested H-bomb as country conducts another launch (DefenseNews)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTki2sOnqJo