364: Squadron of F-15 Strike Eagles Arrive in US CENTCOM AOR + Israel to Procure 25 x F-15IA Warplanes from US + US Test Launches Minuteman III ICBM on Election Night + More
Description
For review:
1. IDF conducts airstrikes north of the Litani River, targeting rocket launch sites.
2. Squadron of F-15 Strike Eagles Arrive in US CENTCOM AOR.
3. Israel to Procure 25 x F-15IA Warplanes from US.
The Israel Ministry of Defense has signed what it called a “landmark transaction” to acquire 25 more F-15 fighter aircraft in a deal worth $5.2 billion. The warplanes will be delivered beginning in 2031, and it will take around five years for them all to arrive.
4. Romania to purchase 44 x USMC Amphibious Assault Vehicles from US in deal worth $210 million.
5. Australian Officials are confident in secure AUKUS deal with new US President Elect Donald Trump. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles: "AUKUS is in the strategic benefit and interest of Australia, the United States and the UK. That’s the fundamental point here.”
6. US Test Launches Minuteman III ICBM on Election Night.
The ICBM was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at about 11 p.m. Pacific time. It then flew about 4,200 miles, at roughly 15,000 miles per hour, to a ballistic missile test site in the Marshall Islands’ Kwajalein Atoll. Airmen from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron from Offutt Air Force Base in Nevada launched the missile using an airborne launch control system aboard a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft. The U.S. has about 400 nuclear-armed Minuteman III missiles based in 450 silos across Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Colorado and Nebraska.
7. US Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) fuselages to be built in Wichita, Kansas. Bell will use an existing facility near Textron Aviation Defense and plans to start work there “in the next several months,” according to a statement.
8. US Army has successful test (White Sands Missile Range, NM), integrating both the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) and the Raytheon-developed Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar.
9. USMC Purchases Fire Control System for Crew Served Weapons.
The fire control system utilizes an integrated laser rangefinder and ballistic computer to provide enhanced accuracy, eliminating targeting errors such as range estimation and terrain angle.
United States
